Balau vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Shorea lumutensis compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Hairy Little Fruit 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	Rhinophylla
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Rhinophylla alethina

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Hairy Little Fruit 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 Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.