vs Lowland Tapir

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Chromista (クロミスタ)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (オクロ植物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Phaeophyceae (褐藻)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Perissodactyla (奇蹄目)
Family	Chordariaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Asperococcus	Tapirus
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

アスペロコッカス・エンシフォルミス（Asperococcus ensiformis）は北大西洋・地中海沿岸の岩礁基質に付着する管状〜扁平な茶藻類で、細長い袋状〜剣形の葉状体を形成する。潮間帯から浅い潮下帯の波浪暴露域の岩石・大型藻類に着生する光合成植物である。コンブ目に近縁な褐藻類として、沿岸生態系の一次生産者として機能している。