Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Downy Lettuce

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Lactuca hirsuta

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Downy Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Emballonuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Taphozous	Lactuca
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Lactuca hirsuta

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Downy Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.