Inca à collier vs Tapir des Andes

Coeligena torquata compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Key Differences

• Inca à collier is Least Concern while Tapir des Andes is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Inca à collier	Tapir des Andes
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Trochilidae	Tapiridae
Genus	Coeligena	Tapirus
Species	Coeligena torquata	Tapirus pinchaque

Evolutionary Relationship

Inca à collier and Tapir des Andes share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Inca à collier

LC — Least Concern

Tapir des Andes

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Inca à collier	Tapir des Andes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Inca à collier

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Tapir des Andes

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.

Inca à collier

A medium-large hummingbird of Andean montane forests from Colombia to Bolivia, collared incas have striking black and white plumage with a broad white chest band and distinctive white tail patches visible in flight. Inhabiting forest and forest edges at elevations of 1,700–3,200 meters, they feed at diverse flowering plants and are important pollinators of large-flowered Andean shrubs and trees. Their contrasting white tail patches flash prominently during hovering flight, aiding species recognition.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador