Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs River False Buttonweed

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Spermacoce tenuior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	River False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Spermacoce
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Spermacoce tenuior

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

River False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	River False Buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and Madagascar.

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.