Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Balau

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Shorea lumutensis

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Balau is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean 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	Brachyphylla	Shorea
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Shorea lumutensis

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balau

Habitat

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

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. 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.