Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Onion Smut

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Urocystis
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, 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.