Balau vs Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Shorea lumutensis compared with Artibeus hirsutus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Hairy 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 hirsutus

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Hairy 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.

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

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.