Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Balau

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Shorea lumutensis

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Balau is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Shorea
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Shorea lumutensis

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Balau

Habitat

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

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

The Allen’s Common Mustached Bat (Pteronotus fuscus) is a species in the genus Pteronotus. 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.