Greater Bandicoot Rat vs Red Balau

Bandicota indica compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Greater Bandicoot Rat is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Bandicoot Rat	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Bandicota	Shorea
Species	Bandicota indica	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Greater Bandicoot Rat

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Bandicoot Rat	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Bandicoot Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Red Balau

Habitat

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