Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Dot-backed Antbird

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Hylophylax punctulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Dot-backed Antbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Emballonuridae	Thamnophilidae
Genus	Taphozous	Hylophylax
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Hylophylax punctulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Tomb Bat and Dot-backed Antbird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dot-backed Antbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Dot-backed Antbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dot-backed Antbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.