Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Hooked Dock

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Rumex brownii

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Hooked Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Hooked Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Rumex
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Rumex brownii

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hooked Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Hooked Dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hooked Dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.