Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs scratch grass

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	scratch grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Emballonuridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Taphozous	Muhlenbergia
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scratch grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.