Balau vs Great Stripe-faced Bat

Shorea lumutensis compared with Vampyrodes major

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Great Stripe-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Great Stripe-faced 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	Vampyrodes
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Vampyrodes major

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Great Stripe-faced 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 Stripe-faced Bat

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.