Mountain Tapir vs Rough-Tailed

Tapirus pinchaque compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Tapir	Rough-Tailed
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Tapiridae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Tapirus	Bathytoshia
Species	Tapirus pinchaque	Bathytoshia centroura

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Tapir and Rough-Tailed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Tapir	Rough-Tailed
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.

Rough-Tailed