Balau vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Shorea lumutensis compared with Artibeus lituratus

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Great 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 lituratus

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Great 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.

Great Fruit-eating 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.