Mountain Tapir vs

Tapirus pinchaque compared with Sphingobacterium yamdrokense

Key Differences

• Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Tapir
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Tapiridae	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Tapirus	Sphingobacterium
Species	Tapirus pinchaque	Sphingobacterium yamdrokense

Conservation Status

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Tapir
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobacterium yamdrokense is a yellow-pigmented Gram-negative rod first described from Yamdrok Lake in Tibet, China. It inhabits high-altitude lacustrine sediments and cold, alkaline lake environments of the Tibetan Plateau. This aerobic chemoheterotroph is adapted to the extreme conditions of high-altitude saline lakes.