Balau vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Shorea lumutensis compared with Herpestes urva

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Shorea	Herpestes
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Herpestes urva

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Crab-eating Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balau

Habitat

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

Crab-eating Mongoose

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.