Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Great Fen Sedge Rust

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Puccinia cladii

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Great Fen Sedge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Puccinia
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Puccinia cladii

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Great Fen Sedge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Fen Sedge Rust

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.