Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Moustached Darter

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Sympetrum vulgatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Moustached Darter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Emballonuridae	Libellulidae
Genus	Taphozous	Sympetrum
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Sympetrum vulgatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Moustached Darter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Moustached Darter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moustached Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.