Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Jack-bean

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Canavalia napaliensis

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Jack-bean is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Jack-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Emballonuridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Canavalia
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Canavalia napaliensis

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jack-bean

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Jack-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jack-bean

Habitat

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

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.