Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Thatch palm

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Sabal yapa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Arecaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Sabal
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatch palm

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.