Balau vs Long-nosed Echymipera

Shorea lumutensis compared with Echymipera rufescens

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Long-nosed Echymipera is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Long-nosed Echymipera
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Shorea	Echymipera
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Echymipera rufescens

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-nosed Echymipera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Long-nosed Echymipera
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-nosed Echymipera

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.