Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Balau

Sturnira bakeri compared with Shorea lumutensis

Key Differences

• Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Balau is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Yellow-shouldered 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	Sturnira	Shorea
Species	Sturnira bakeri	Shorea lumutensis

Conservation Status

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baker's Yellow-shouldered 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.

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

The Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira bakeri) is a species in the genus Sturnira. 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.