Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Devil Lily

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Lilium lancifolium

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Devil Lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Devil Lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Liliaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Lilium
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Lilium lancifolium

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil Lily

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.