Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Streamside Swordfern

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Nephrolepis
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.