Mountain Tapir vs Onion Neck Rot

Tapirus pinchaque compared with Botrytis aclada

Key Differences

Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable while Onion Neck Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Tapir	Onion Neck Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Tapiridae	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Tapirus	Botrytis
Species	Tapirus pinchaque	Botrytis aclada

Conservation Status

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Onion Neck Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Tapir	Onion Neck Rot
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.