Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs New Guinean Quoll

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Emballonuridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Taphozous	Dasyurus
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Tomb Bat and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.