Lentil Shanklet vs Lowland Tapir

Collybia tuberosa compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Lentil Shanklet is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lentil Shanklet	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	Tricholomataceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Collybia	Tapirus
Species	Collybia tuberosa	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Lentil Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lentil Shanklet

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 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.