Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs wall scalewort

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Porellaceae
Genus	Taphozous	Porella
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.