Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Flat Wrack

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Fucaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Fucus
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 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.