Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Greater Dog-like Bat

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Peropteryx kappleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Greater Dog-like Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Emballonuridae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Taphozous	Peropteryx
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Peropteryx kappleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Tomb Bat and Greater Dog-like Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Emballonuridae.

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Greater Dog-like Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.