Mountain Tapir vs Vahl's cinquefoil

Tapirus pinchaque compared with Potentilla vahliana

Key Differences

Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable while Vahl's cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Tapir	Vahl's cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Perissodactyla (Tek toynaklılar)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Tapiridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Tapirus	Potentilla
Species	Tapirus pinchaque	Potentilla vahliana

Conservation Status

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Vahl's cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Tapir	Vahl's cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.