Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat vs Red Balau

Alionycteris paucidentata compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Alionycteris	Shorea
Species	Alionycteris paucidentata	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit 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.