Lowland Tapir vs Tangerine

Tapirus terrestris compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

• Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable while Tangerine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowland Tapir	Tangerine
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 reticulata

Conservation Status

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lowland Tapir	Tangerine
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.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia