Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Juniper Disco

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Pithya cupressina

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Juniper Disco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Juniper Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Sarcoscyphaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Pithya
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Pithya cupressina

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Juniper Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Juniper Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Juniper Disco

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.