Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Early Blight

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Alternaria solani

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Early Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Early Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Pleosporaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Alternaria
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Alternaria solani

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Early Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Early Blight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Early Blight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.