Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Spreading Cotoneaster

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Cotoneaster divaricatus

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Spreading Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Spreading Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Emballonuridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Taphozous	Cotoneaster
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Cotoneaster divaricatus

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spreading Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Spreading Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spreading Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.