Balau vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Shorea lumutensis compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Shorea	Oligoryzomys
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balau

Habitat

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

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.