Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Levantine Skipper

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Thymelicus hyrax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Levantine Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Emballonuridae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Taphozous	Thymelicus
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Thymelicus hyrax

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Tomb Bat and Levantine Skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Levantine Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Levantine Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Levantine Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and Russia.

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.