Alectryon vs Mountain Tapir

Alectryon tropicus compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Mountain Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Perissodactyla (perissodáctilos)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Alectryon	Tapirus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Tapirus pinchaque

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Mountain Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.