Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Root Rot

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Heterobasidion
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.

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.