Fringed Cup vs Mountain Tapir

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Mountain Tapir
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Encoelia	Tapirus
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Tapirus pinchaque

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

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.