Mountain Tapir vs Stinking Earthfan

Tapirus pinchaque compared with Thelephora palmata

Key Differences

• Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable while Stinking Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Tapir	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Tapiridae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Tapirus	Thelephora
Species	Tapirus pinchaque	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Tapir	Stinking Earthfan
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.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.