Balau vs Black-capped Fruit Bat

Shorea lumutensis compared with Chironax melanocephalus

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Black-capped 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	Chironax
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Chironax melanocephalus

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Black-capped 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.

Black-capped 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.

Black-capped Fruit Bat

The Black-capped Fruit Bat (Chironax melanocephalus) is a species in the genus Chironax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.