Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Red Balau

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Shorea
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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

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.