Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Firetree

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Firetree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Emballonuridae	Myricaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Morella
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Firetree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Firetree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.