Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs flax dodder

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Cuscuta
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 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.