Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs foothill flat sedge

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Cyperus amabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	foothill flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Emballonuridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Cyperus
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Cyperus amabilis

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	foothill flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.