Tapirus terrestris

E260221
herbivore mammal species

Tapirus terrestris, commonly known as the South American tapir, is a large, herbivorous mammal with a short prehensile snout that inhabits forests and wetlands across much of South America.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Tapirus terrestris canonical 3
Brazilian tapir 1
tapir (Tapirus terrestris) 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf herbivore ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
species ⓘ
activityPattern mostly nocturnal ⓘ
averageBodyLength about 2 meters ⓘ
averageWeight 150–250 kilograms ⓘ
binomialName Tapirus terrestris self-link ⓘ
breathing lungs ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coatColor dark brown ⓘ
commonName Tapirus terrestris self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Brazilian tapir

South American tapir ⓘ
lowland tapir ⓘ
conservationStatus Vulnerable ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ⓘ
surface form: IUCN Red List
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
diet aquatic vegetation ⓘ
fruits ⓘ
leaves ⓘ
twigs ⓘ
family Tapiridae ⓘ
genus Tapirus ⓘ
gestationPeriod about 13 months ⓘ
habitat flooded forests ⓘ
river edges ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasBodyPart prehensile snout ⓘ
rounded ears ⓘ
short tail ⓘ
hasJuvenileColoration striped and spotted ⓘ
hasTeethType heterodont dentition ⓘ
isEndothermic true ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion quadrupedal ⓘ
nativeTo Argentina ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ
French Guiana ⓘ
British Guiana ⓘ
surface form: Guyana

Paraguay ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
South America ⓘ
Suriname ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ
offspringPerBirth 1 ⓘ
order Perissodactyla ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
primaryThreat habitat loss ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
reproduction viviparous ⓘ
reproductiveSystem sexual reproduction ⓘ
roleInEcosystem seed disperser ⓘ
socialBehavior mostly solitary ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
yearDescribed 1758 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Perissodactyla → exampleSpecies → Tapirus terrestris ⓘ
Calilegua National Park → fauna → Tapirus terrestris ⓘ
this entity surface form: tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
Tapiridae → representativeSpecies → Tapirus terrestris ⓘ
Tapirus terrestris → commonName → Tapirus terrestris self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brazilian tapir
Tapirus terrestris → binomialName → Tapirus terrestris self-link ⓘ