Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs silk-floss tree

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Ceiba speciosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	silk-floss tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Malvaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Ceiba
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Ceiba speciosa

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

silk-floss tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	silk-floss tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silk-floss tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Turkey.

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.