Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Curran’s Pitogo

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Cycas
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Cycas curranii

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Curran’s Pitogo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Curran’s Pitogo

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

The Black-bearded Tomb Bat (Taphozous melanopogon) is a species in the genus Taphozous. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.