Black-necked Red-Cotinga vs Lowland Tapir

Phoenicircus nigricollis compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Black-necked Red-Cotinga is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-necked Red-Cotinga	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cotingidae	Tapiridae
Genus	Phoenicircus	Tapirus
Species	Phoenicircus nigricollis	Tapirus terrestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-necked Red-Cotinga and Lowland Tapir share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-necked Red-Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-necked Red-Cotinga	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-necked Red-Cotinga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Black-necked Red-Cotinga

The Black-necked Red-Cotinga (Phoenicircus nigricollis) is a species in the genus Phoenicircus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela