Taphozous melanopogon
Temminck, 1841. Monogr. Mamm., 2:287.


©2002

ORDER—CHIROPTERA
FAMILY—Emballonuridae

COMMON NAME—Black-bearded tomb bat.

DISTRIBUTION—Widespread from Sri Lanka to Southeast Asia and the Lesser Sunda Islands. Recorded from Biliran (UMMZ), Cebu (AMNH), Gigante (UMMZ), Leyte (UMMZ), Luzon [Ilocos Norte (USNM), Nueva Viscaya (UPLB), Pangasinan (FMNH), Rizal (USNM) provs.], Maripipi (USNM), Mindanao [Davao del Sur (FMNH)], Negros (FMNH), Palawan (UMMZ), Sibuyan (FMNH), Tincasan (UMMZ). Also reported from Lubang, Luzon (Abra Province) and Mindoro (Lawrence, 1939).

HABITAT—Common in urban areas, in areas with limestone caves, and in sea caves, at elevations at or below 150 m (Lawrence, 1939; Rickart et al., 1993; Sanborn, 1952; Taylor, 1934). Often roost in shallow portions of caves and in churches and other buildings with large attics.

STATUS—Widespread in Asia; abundant in the Philippines.

COMMENT—Philippine populations were formerly separated as T. philippinensis; we consider the latter to be a subspecies of this widespread species (Corbet & Hill, 1992; Koopman, 1993; Rickart et al., 1993).


©2002 (photograph by P. Heideman)


©2002 (photograph by L. Heaney)


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