Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs red beard moss

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	red beard moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Bryoerythrophyllum
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

red beard moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	red beard moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red beard moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 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.