The black-bearded tomb bat, Taphozous melanopogon, is a species of sac-winged bat found across South and South East Asia. The Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck described it as a new species in 1841, from a holotype collected on Java, and its species name comes from the Ancient Greek words for black and beard, a reference to the small tuft of black fur on its chin. Its forearm measures 55 to 68 millimetres, and its blackish-brown fur has hairs that are white at the base. The bat is highly colonial, roosting in temples, ruins and caves in aggregations of up to 15,000 individuals. It breeds seasonally, with a gestation of 120 to 125 days and usually a single young, though twins have been recorded. Its range runs from India and Sri Lanka through mainland Southeast Asia and China to Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor-Leste, at elevations up to about 800 metres.
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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Taphozous melanopogon - Mammal Diversity Database
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Source Black-bearded tomb bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
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Its range includes the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
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Source Black-bearded tomb bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Black-bearded tomb bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Black-bearded tomb bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Black-bearded tomb bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Black-bearded tomb bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Black-bearded tomb bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Black-bearded tomb bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Black-bearded tomb bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Black-bearded tomb bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Black-bearded tomb bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Black-bearded tomb bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Black-bearded tomb bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
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Biology and ecology
The black-bearded tomb bat is highly colonial, forming large aggregations of up to 15,000 individuals while roosting.
Range and habitat
Its range includes the following countries: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
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The black-bearded tomb bat (Taphozous melanopogon) is a species of sac-winged bat found in South and South East Asia.
View the SourceMammal Diversity Database: Taphozous melanopogon - Mammal Diversity Database
Mammal Diversity DatabaseChild Taxon Of: Emballonuridae, TaxonomyQuote, Child Taxon Of: Emballonuridae, Taxonomy
Family: Emballonuridae
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