Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Red Balau

Artibeus gnomus compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating 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	Phyllostomidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Shorea
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Red Balau

Habitat

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