Devil's backbone vs Anta

Kalanchoe daigremontiana compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated while Anta is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's backbone	Anta
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Perissodactyla (perissodáctilos)
Family	Crassulaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Kalanchoe	Tapirus
Species	Kalanchoe daigremontiana	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Anta

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's backbone	Anta
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

Anta

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela