Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Southern Damselfly

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Emballonuridae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Taphozous	Coenagrion
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Coenagrion mercuriale

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Tomb Bat and Southern Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Southern Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

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.