Lowland Tapir vs Sour orange

Tapirus terrestris compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowland Tapir	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Tapiridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Tapirus	Citrus
Species	Tapirus terrestris	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lowland Tapir	Sour orange
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.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia