Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Fairies' Bonnets

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Coprinellus disseminatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Fairies' Bonnets
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Emballonuridae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Coprinellus
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Coprinellus disseminatus

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fairies' Bonnets

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Fairies' Bonnets
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fairies' Bonnets

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.