'anunu vs Lowland Tapir

Sicyos alba compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• 'anunu is Critically Endangered while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	'anunu	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Sicyos	Tapirus
Species	Sicyos alba	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

'anunu

CR — Critically Endangered

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	'anunu	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

'anunu

Habitat

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

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.

'anunu

The 'anunu (Sicyos alba) is a species in the genus Sicyos. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.