Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Fiddle dock

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Rumex pulcher

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Fiddle dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Fiddle dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Rumex
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Rumex pulcher

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fiddle dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Fiddle dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiddle dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.