Figleaf gourd vs Lowland Tapir

Cucurbita ficifolia compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Figleaf gourd	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Cucurbita	Tapirus
Species	Cucurbita ficifolia	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Figleaf gourd	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador