Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Sudangrass

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Sorghum drummondii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Sudangrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Emballonuridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Taphozous	Sorghum
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Sorghum drummondii

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sudangrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sudangrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe), Asia (Turkey), Europe (France, Greece, Norway), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Bolivia).

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.