Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Fodder Pea

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Lathyrus annuus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Fodder Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Emballonuridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Lathyrus
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Lathyrus annuus

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fodder Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fodder Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Uzbekistan), Europe (13 countries), 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.