Balau vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Shorea lumutensis compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Shorea	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balau

Habitat

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

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.