Balau vs Little Red Flying Fox

Shorea lumutensis compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Shorea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Pteropus scapulatus

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Little Red Flying Fox

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.