Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Oriental asperula

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Asperula
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental asperula

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (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.