Balau vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Shorea lumutensis compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Shorea	Hemiechinus
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balau

Habitat

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

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

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.