Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Hazel Bracket

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Skeletocutis semipileata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Hazel Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Skeletocutis
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Skeletocutis semipileata

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Hazel Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.