Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat vs Balau

Platyrrhinus albericoi compared with Shorea lumutensis

Key Differences

• Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Balau is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat	Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Shorea
Species	Platyrrhinus albericoi	Shorea lumutensis

Conservation Status

Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat	Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Balau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat

The Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus albericoi) is a species in the genus Platyrrhinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balau

The Balau (Shorea lumutensis) is a species in the genus Shorea. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.