Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Stinking iris

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Emballonuridae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Taphozous	Iris
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.