Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat vs Red Balau

Rhinolophus sinicus compared with Shorea kunstleri

Key Differences

• Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat is Least Concern while Red Balau is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Shorea
Species	Rhinolophus sinicus	Shorea kunstleri

Conservation Status

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

The Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus sinicus) is a species in the genus Rhinolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.