Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Deergrass

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Trichophorum caespitosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Deergrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Emballonuridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Trichophorum
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Trichophorum caespitosum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Deergrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deergrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.