Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Sacatrapo

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Caperonia palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Sacatrapo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Caperonia
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Caperonia palustris

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sacatrapo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sacatrapo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (6 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.