Lowland Tapir vs umkokolo

Tapirus terrestris compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

• Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable while umkokolo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowland Tapir	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tapiridae	Salicaceae
Genus	Tapirus	Dovyalis
Species	Tapirus terrestris	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lowland Tapir	umkokolo
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.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).