Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Small Suncup

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Aspidonepsis
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Suncup

Habitat

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

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.