Balau vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Shorea lumutensis compared with Blarina hylophaga

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Shorea	Blarina
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Blarina hylophaga

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balau

Habitat

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

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

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.