Balau vs Jamaican fruit bat

Shorea lumutensis compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Jamaican 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	Artibeus
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Jamaican 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.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.