Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Red Truffle

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Tuber rufum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Red Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Tuber
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Tuber rufum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.