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title: "South American Tapir"
description: "Tapirus terrestris — Mammiferi. The South American tapir, also commonly called the Brazilian tapir, the Amazonian tapir, the maned tapir, the lowland tapir, anta, and sachavaca, is one of the four recognized species in the tapir family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/south-american-tapir
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# South American Tapir

> Tapirus terrestris — Mammiferi. The South American tapir, also commonly called the Brazilian tapir, the Amazonian tapir, the maned tapir, the lowland tapir, anta, and sachavaca, is one of the four recognized species in the tapir family.

- Scientific name: *Tapirus terrestris*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 5191
- Wikidata: [Q220271](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q220271)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43353](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43353)

## Names

- en: South American Tapir
- de: Flachlandtapir
- es: Tapir amazónico
- fr: Tapir du Brésil
- nl: Laaglandtapir
- pt: Anta-brasileira
- pl: Tapir amerykański

## Countries with the most observations

BR (1756), EC (753), CO (294), PE (286), AR (248), BO (86), PY (47), GY (36), GF (32), SR (18), VE (12)

## Summary

The South American tapir, also commonly called the Brazilian tapir, the Amazonian tapir, the maned tapir, the lowland tapir, anta, and sachavaca, is one of the four recognized species in the tapir family. It is the largest surviving native terrestrial mammal in the Amazon.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_American_tapir

## Photo

![South American Tapir](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/south-american-tapir/medium.jpg)

Photo: Lauren Gillett · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69177737

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/south-american-tapir?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).