Black-bearded tomb bat
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Black-bearded tomb bat (Taphozous melanopogon), male with prominent black beard | |
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T. melanopogon
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Taphozous melanopogon Temminck, 1841
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Black-bearded Tomb Bat range | |
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Taphozous solifer Hollister, 1913 |
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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.
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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.
Culture
Known as රැවුල කලු කෙපුලුම් වවුලා in Sinhala, which means same as English word.
See also
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References
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Taphozous melanopogon. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
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- Emballonuridae
- Mammals of Bangladesh
- Mammals of India
- Mammals of Sri Lanka
- Mammals of East Timor
- Animals described in 1841
- Mammals of Singapore
- Bats of Malaysia
- Mammals of China
- Mammals of Indonesia
- Fauna of Sumatra
- Mammals of the Philippines
- Mammals of Thailand
- Mammals of Burma
- Mammals of Cambodia
- Mammals of Vietnam
- Mammals of Laos
- Mammals of Brunei
- Bat stubs