Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Lowland Tapir

Nymphoides cordata compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	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	Menyanthaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Nymphoides	Tapirus
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.