Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Lygaeid bug

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Nysius thymi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Emballonuridae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Taphozous	Nysius
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Nysius thymi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Lygaeid bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lygaeid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.