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title: "Tapir amerykański"
description: "Tapirus terrestris — Ssaki. 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/pl/animal/south-american-tapir
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tapir amerykański

> Tapirus terrestris — Ssaki. 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` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `jungle` (Dżungla)
- 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

![Tapir amerykański](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=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).