Alpine Hawkweed vs Lowland Tapir

Hieracium alpinum compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Alpine Hawkweed is Not Evaluated while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Hawkweed	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Tapiridae
Genus	Hieracium	Tapirus
Species	Hieracium alpinum	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Alpine Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Hawkweed	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Alpine Hawkweed

The Alpine Hawkweed (Hieracium alpinum) is a species in the genus Hieracium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Norway.