vs Mountain Tapir

Erythrobacter nanhaisediminis compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mountain Tapir
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sphingomonadaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Erythrobacter	Tapirus
Species	Erythrobacter nanhaisediminis	Tapirus pinchaque

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Mountain Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Erythrobacter nanhaisediminis is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Erythrobacteraceae, isolated from sediment in the South China Sea (Nanhai). Like other Erythrobacter species, it produces carotenoid pigments that give colonies a distinctive orange-red colour. Its conservation status is not evaluated.