Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Malabar nut

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Justicia adhatoda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Malabar nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Justicia
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Justicia adhatoda

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Malabar nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Malabar nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malabar nut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (China, Cyprus, Taiwan) and Europe (Greece, Italy, Malta).

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.