caimito vs Lowland Tapir

Pouteria caimito compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• caimito is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	caimito	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sapotaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Pouteria	Tapirus
Species	Pouteria caimito	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

caimito

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	caimito	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

caimito

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

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.

caimito

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia