Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Cypress Groundling

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Gelechia senticetella

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Cypress Groundling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Cypress Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Emballonuridae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Taphozous	Gelechia
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Gelechia senticetella

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Tomb Bat and Cypress Groundling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cypress Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Cypress Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cypress Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.