finger-root vs Lowland Tapir

Uvaria chamae compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• finger-root is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	finger-root	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Annonaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Uvaria	Tapirus
Species	Uvaria chamae	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

finger-root

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	finger-root	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

finger-root

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.