Balau vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Shorea lumutensis compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Palawan 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	Acerodon
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Acerodon leucotis

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Palawan 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.

Palawan 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.