African Walnut vs Lowland Tapir

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• African Walnut is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Meliaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Lovoa	Tapirus
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.