Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Balau

Artibeus anderseni compared with Shorea lumutensis

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Balau is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating 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	Artibeus	Shorea
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Shorea lumutensis

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Balau

Habitat

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

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus anderseni) is a species in the genus Artibeus. 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.