Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Ruby Bolete

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Boletaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Hortiboletus
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Ruby Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

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.