Mountain Tapir vs red-necked wallaby

Tapirus pinchaque compared with Macropus rufogriseus

Key Differences

• Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable while red-necked wallaby is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Tapir	red-necked wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Tapiridae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Tapirus	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Tapirus pinchaque	Macropus rufogriseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Tapir and red-necked wallaby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

red-necked wallaby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Tapir	red-necked wallaby
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.

red-necked wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and South America (Colombia).

red-necked wallaby

red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) 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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia