Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Tufted Sedge

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Tufted Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Emballonuridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Bulbostylis
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Sedge

Habitat

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

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.