Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Greater Mascarene flying fox

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Pteropus niger

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Greater Mascarene flying fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Greater Mascarene flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Emballonuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Taphozous	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Pteropus niger

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Tomb Bat and Greater Mascarene flying fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Kelelawar)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Mascarene flying fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Greater Mascarene flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Mascarene flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.