Lowland Tapir vs mountain soursop

Tapirus terrestris compared with Annona montana

Key Differences

• Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable while mountain soursop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowland Tapir	mountain soursop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Tapiridae	Annonaceae
Genus	Tapirus	Annona
Species	Tapirus terrestris	Annona montana

Conservation Status

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

mountain soursop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

mountain soursop

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia