Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Slender oat

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Avena barbata

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Slender oat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Slender oat
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	Avena
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Avena barbata

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender oat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender oat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Iran, Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.