Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Old Gray Ruffles

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Parmotrema tinctorum

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Old Gray Ruffles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Old Gray Ruffles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Parmotrema
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Parmotrema tinctorum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Old Gray Ruffles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Old Gray Ruffles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Old Gray Ruffles

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and United States.

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.