Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Pale flax

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Linum bienne

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Pale flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Linaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Linum
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Linum bienne

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pale flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale flax

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.