South American tapir
Tapirus terrestris
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Tapirus terrestris
- Class
- Mammal
- Order
- Perissodactyla
- Family
- Tapir
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Size
- Large (2–4 m)
- Active
- By night
- Continent
- South America
- Habitat
- Rainforest, Wetlands
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Its short, flexible trunk grips leaves and works as a snorkel when the tapir swims.
- Calves are born with white stripes and spots that camouflage them in forest shade.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q220271 · All animals · All entries