Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Plain Clothes

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Tinea flavescentella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Plain Clothes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Emballonuridae	Tineidae
Genus	Taphozous	Tinea
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Tinea flavescentella

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Tomb Bat and Plain Clothes share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Plain Clothes

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.