Lowland Tapir vs Spanish elm

Tapirus terrestris compared with Cordia alliodora

Key Differences

• Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable while Spanish elm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowland Tapir	Spanish elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Tapiridae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Tapirus	Cordia
Species	Tapirus terrestris	Cordia alliodora

Conservation Status

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Spanish elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lowland Tapir	Spanish elm
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.

Spanish elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela