Arrowleaf butterfly pea vs Mountain Tapir

Centrosema sagittatum compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf butterfly pea is Not Evaluated while Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf butterfly pea	Mountain Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Fabaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Centrosema	Tapirus
Species	Centrosema sagittatum	Tapirus pinchaque

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf butterfly pea	Mountain Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

Mountain Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

The Arrowleaf butterfly pea, Centrosema sagittatum, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.