Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Gunpowder tree

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Melochia umbellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Gunpowder tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Malvaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Melochia
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Melochia umbellata

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Gunpowder tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, 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.