Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs river moss

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Fontinalis
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

river moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.