Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Longawn Muhly

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Muhlenbergia spiciformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Longawn Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Emballonuridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Taphozous	Muhlenbergia
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Muhlenbergia spiciformis

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Longawn Muhly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Longawn Muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Longawn Muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.