Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Mat Spiderhead

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Serruria viridifolia

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Mat Spiderhead is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Mat Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Proteaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Serruria
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Serruria viridifolia

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mat Spiderhead

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Mat Spiderhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mat Spiderhead

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.