Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Thrip

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Emballonuridae	Thripidae
Genus	Taphozous	Hercinothrips
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

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.