Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Grey Mould

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Botrytis cinerea

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Grey Mould is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Grey Mould
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Botrytis
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Botrytis cinerea

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Grey Mould

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Grey Mould
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Mould

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.