Grey Inkcap vs Lowland Tapir

Coprinopsis cinerea compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Grey Inkcap is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Inkcap	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Coprinopsis	Tapirus
Species	Coprinopsis cinerea	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Grey Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Inkcap	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.