Balau vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Shorea lumutensis compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Shorea	Nyctinomops
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balau	Peale’s Free-tailed 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.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

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.