Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat vs Red Balau

Chaerephon bemmeleni compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gland-tailed Free-tailed 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	Molossidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Shorea
Species	Chaerephon bemmeleni	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gland-tailed Free-tailed 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.