Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Nimblewill

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Muhlenbergia schreberi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Nimblewill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Emballonuridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Taphozous	Muhlenbergia
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Muhlenbergia schreberi

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nimblewill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nimblewill

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.