Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Tree Protea

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Protea nitida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Tree Protea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Proteaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Protea
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Protea nitida

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tree Protea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tree Protea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.