Formosan koa vs Lowland Tapir

Acacia confusa compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Formosan koa is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan koa	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Fabaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Acacia	Tapirus
Species	Acacia confusa	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan koa	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).

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.