Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs marsh-elder

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Iva annua

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while marsh-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	marsh-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Emballonuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Taphozous	Iva
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Iva annua

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	marsh-elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, and Sweden.

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.