Black-bearded Tomb Bat vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Taphozous melanopogon compared with Mops mops

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat is Least Concern while Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Emballonuridae	Molossidae
Genus	Taphozous	Mops
Species	Taphozous melanopogon	Mops mops

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bearded Tomb Bat and Malayan Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Tomb Bat	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

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.