Balau vs New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Shorea lumutensis compared with Notopteris neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	New Caledonia Long-tailed 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Shorea	Notopteris
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Notopteris neocaledonicus

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	New Caledonia Long-tailed 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.

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

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.