Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Desert Indigo

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Indigofera brevidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Desert Indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Emballonuridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Indigofera
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Indigofera brevidens

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Desert Indigo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Indigo

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.