Lowland Tapir vs Mountain yam

Tapirus terrestris compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowland Tapir	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Tapiridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Tapirus	Dioscorea
Species	Tapirus terrestris	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lowland Tapir	Mountain yam
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.