Giant Elm Bracket vs Lowland Tapir

Rigidoporus ulmarius compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Elm Bracket	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Meripilaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Rigidoporus	Tapirus
Species	Rigidoporus ulmarius	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Elm Bracket	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Elm Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Portugal.

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.