Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Jelly Rot

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Phlebia tremellosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Jelly Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Meruliaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Phlebia
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Phlebia tremellosa

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jelly Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Jelly Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jelly Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, 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.