Balau vs Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Shorea lumutensis compared with Scotonycteris bergmansi

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Shorea	Scotonycteris
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Scotonycteris bergmansi

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balau

Habitat

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

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

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.

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

The Bergmans’s Fruit Bat (Scotonycteris bergmansi) is a species in the genus Scotonycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.