Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Devil'S Shoestring

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Polygonum erectum

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Devil'S Shoestring is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Devil'S Shoestring
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Polygonum
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Polygonum erectum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Devil'S Shoestring
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, 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.