Mountain Tapir vs Philippine Cedar

Tapirus pinchaque compared with Toona calantas

Key Differences

Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable while Philippine Cedar is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Tapir	Philippine Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Perissodactyla (Unpaarhufer)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family	Tapiridae	Meliaceae
Genus	Tapirus	Toona
Species	Tapirus pinchaque	Toona calantas

Conservation Status

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Philippine Cedar

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Tapir	Philippine Cedar
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.