Kingdom Animalia Order Chiroptera Genus Taphozous Higher classification Taphozous | Phylum Chordata Family Emballonuridae Scientific name Taphozous melanopogon Rank Species | |
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Similar Taphozous, Bat, Mammal, Long‑winged tomb bat, Sac‑winged bat | ||
The black-bearded tomb bat (Taphozous melanopogon) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in South and South East Asia across the territories of Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Description
Head and body length is 9–10 cm. Forearm 6 cm. Wingspan 37–40 cm.
Tip of the tail is conspicuous and free. Grayish brown above with a grizzled appearance. Lighter on the shoulders, hind neck, and underside. Fur short and dense. Body appears rather flattened above and below. Hairy chin. In older males, at about 5–6 months, a blackish beard can be seen. Claws purplish with whitish tip. Young are grayer and darker. No gular sacs as in Taphozous longimanus. It has only small pores.
