Mountain Tapir vs Ogilby's Duiker

Tapirus pinchaque compared with Cephalophus ogilbyi

Key Differences

Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable while Ogilby's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Tapir	Ogilby's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Tapiridae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Tapirus	Cephalophus
Species	Tapirus pinchaque	Cephalophus ogilbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Tapir and Ogilby's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

View Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Ogilby's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Tapir	Ogilby's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.