Light Red Meranti vs Lowland Tapir

Shorea lepidota compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Shorea	Tapirus
Species	Shorea lepidota	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.