Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Mealy Webcap

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Mealy Webcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Mealy Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Emballonuridae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Cortinarius
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Mealy Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.