Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs smooth dock

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Rumex altissimus

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while smooth dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	smooth dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Rumex
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Rumex altissimus

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

smooth dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.