Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Fire ant

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Solenopsis geminata

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Fire ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Fire ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Emballonuridae	Formicidae
Genus	Taphozous	Solenopsis
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Solenopsis geminata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Tomb Bat and Fire ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Fire ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Liberia, Mauritius), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Denmark, Spain, Sweden), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), 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.