Andean tapir

E673600
endangered species herbivore mammal tapir

The Andean tapir is a rare, thick-furred tapir species native to the high-altitude cloud forests and páramo ecosystems of the northern Andes in South America.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
mountain tapir 2
Tapirus pinchaque 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf endangered species ⓘ
herbivore ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
tapir ⓘ
activityPattern primarily nocturnal ⓘ
adaptation thick fur for cold high-altitude climates ⓘ
altitudinalRange high elevations ⓘ
binomialName Tapirus pinchaque NERFINISHED ⓘ
bodyCovering thick fur ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coatColor dark brown to blackish ⓘ
commonName mountain tapir ⓘ
conservationStatus Endangered ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet browsing herbivore ⓘ
folivorous ⓘ
distinctFrom lowland tapir ⓘ
distributionStatus relict high-Andean species ⓘ
family Tapiridae NERFINISHED ⓘ
genus Tapirus ⓘ
geographicRange Andes Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat high-altitude cloud forests ⓘ
páramo ecosystems ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInCaptivity over 20 years ⓘ
locomotion terrestrial ⓘ
nativeTo Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern Peru ⓘ
notableFeature prehensile snout ⓘ
white lips ⓘ
woolly dark-brown coat ⓘ
order Perissodactyla NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
populationTrend decreasing ⓘ
relatedTo Baird's tapir NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brazilian tapir NERFINISHED ⓘ
Malayan tapir NERFINISHED ⓘ
reproduction gives birth to a single calf ⓘ
roleInEcosystem seed disperser ⓘ
snoutType short prehensile proboscis ⓘ
socialStructure mostly solitary ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat fragmentation of montane forests ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
hunting ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza → hasSpecies → Andean tapir ⓘ
Chingaza National Natural Park → fauna → Andean tapir ⓘ
Tapiridae → representativeSpecies → Andean tapir ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tapirus pinchaque
Sangay National Park → habitatFor → Andean tapir ⓘ
this entity surface form: mountain tapir
Tatamá National Natural Park → hasProtectedSpecies → Andean tapir ⓘ
this entity surface form: mountain tapir