Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Poisonbulb

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Crinum asiaticum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Poisonbulb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Crinum
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Crinum asiaticum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Poisonbulb

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poisonbulb

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (8 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.