petite ortie, ortie brûlante vs Tapir des Andes

Urtica urens compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	petite ortie, ortie brûlante	Tapir des Andes
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Urticaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Urtica	Tapirus
Species	Urtica urens	Tapirus pinchaque

Conservation Status

petite ortie, ortie brûlante

VU — Vulnerable

Tapir des Andes

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	petite ortie, ortie brûlante	Tapir des Andes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

petite ortie, ortie brûlante

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Namibia, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador