Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Decurrent Mullein

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Verbascum decursivum

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Decurrent Mullein is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Decurrent Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Verbascum
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Verbascum decursivum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Decurrent Mullein

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Decurrent Mullein
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Decurrent Mullein

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.