Balau vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Shorea lumutensis compared with Artibeus cinereus

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Gervais's Fruit-eating 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	Artibeus
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Artibeus cinereus

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Gervais's Fruit-eating 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.

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.