Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Fall Phlox

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Phlox paniculata

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Fall Phlox is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Fall Phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Phlox
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Phlox paniculata

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fall Phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Fall Phlox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fall Phlox

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (17 countries), North America (Canada, 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.