Gilliard's Flying Fox vs Red Balau

Pteropus gilliardorum compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

• Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Red Balau is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Shorea
Species	Pteropus gilliardorum	Shorea carapae

Conservation Status

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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