Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Devil weed

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Devil weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Sargassum
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, 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.