Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Splayed Deerfly

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Emballonuridae	Tabanidae
Genus	Taphozous	Chrysops
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Splayed Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.