Balau vs Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

Shorea lumutensis compared with Lionycteris spurrelli

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Shorea	Lionycteris
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Lionycteris spurrelli

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Chestnut Long-tongued 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.

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

The Chestnut Long-tongued Bat (Lionycteris spurrelli) is a species in the genus Lionycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.