Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Light Red Meranti

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Shorea
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

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.