Mountain Tapir vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Tapirus pinchaque compared with Sargus flavipes

Key Differences

• Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable while Yellow-legged Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Tapir	Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Tapiridae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Tapirus	Sargus
Species	Tapirus pinchaque	Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Tapir and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Tapir	Yellow-legged Centurion
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.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.