Four-dotted Alpine vs Lowland Tapir

Erebia dabanensis compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Four-dotted Alpine is Not Evaluated while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-dotted Alpine	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Tapiridae
Genus	Erebia	Tapirus
Species	Erebia dabanensis	Tapirus terrestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-dotted Alpine and Lowland Tapir share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-dotted Alpine

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-dotted Alpine	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-dotted Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Russia.

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.