Giant Elm Bracket vs Mountain Tapir

Rigidoporus ulmarius compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Elm Bracket	Mountain 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 pinchaque

Conservation Status

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Elm Bracket	Mountain 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.

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.