vs Lowland Tapir

Hemiselmis amylifera compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Chroomonadaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Hemiselmis	Tapirus
Species	Hemiselmis amylifera	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Hemiselmis amylifera is a small, biflagellate cryptophyte alga found in marine and brackish coastal waters. Like other members of the genus Hemiselmis, it contains phycobiliprotein pigments and is a component of nanoplankton communities.