Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Jumping cholla

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Cylindropuntia fulgida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Jumping cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Cactaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Cylindropuntia
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Cylindropuntia fulgida

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jumping cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Jumping cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jumping cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, United States, and Zimbabwe.

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.