Balau vs Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

Shorea lumutensis compared with Dasypus pilosus

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Shorea	Dasypus
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Dasypus pilosus

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo
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 Long-nosed Armadillo

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.