Black-bearded tomb bat

Black-bearded tomb bat
male with prominent black beard
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Taphozous
Species:
T. melanopogon
Binomial name
Taphozous melanopogon
Temminck, 1841
Black-bearded Tomb Bat range
Synonyms
  • Taphozous bicolor Temminck, 1841
  • Taphozous phillipenensis Waterhouse, 1845
  • Taphozous solifer Hollister, 1913

The black-bearded tomb bat (Taphozous melanopogon) is a species of sac-winged bat found in South and South East Asia.

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