Mountain Tapir vs Olive-Backed Thrush

Tapirus pinchaque compared with Catharus ustulatus

Key Differences

• Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable while Olive-Backed Thrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Tapir	Olive-Backed Thrush
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Tapiridae	Turdidae
Genus	Tapirus	Catharus
Species	Tapirus pinchaque	Catharus ustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Tapir and Olive-Backed Thrush share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Olive-Backed Thrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Tapir	Olive-Backed Thrush
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.

Olive-Backed Thrush

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Olive-Backed Thrush

Olive-Backed Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador