Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Golden Dock

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Rumex persicarioides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Golden Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Rumex
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Rumex persicarioides

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Golden Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.