Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs robust bobtail

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Sepiola robusta

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while robust bobtail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	robust bobtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Emballonuridae	Sepiolidae
Genus	Taphozous	Sepiola
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Sepiola robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Tomb Bat and robust bobtail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

robust bobtail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	robust bobtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

robust bobtail

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.