Anta vs amor-do-campo

Tapirus terrestris compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Anta is Vulnerable while amor-do-campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anta	amor-do-campo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Perissodactyla (perissodáctilos)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Tapiridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Tapirus	Desmodium
Species	Tapirus terrestris	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Anta

VU — Vulnerable

amor-do-campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anta	amor-do-campo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

amor-do-campo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia