Balau vs Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Shorea lumutensis compared with Lonchophylla orienticollina

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar 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	Lonchophylla
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Lonchophylla orienticollina

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar 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.

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar 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.