South American tapir
species of mammal
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Summary
South American tapir is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,891 views/month, #1,288 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[4]
- Parent taxon: Tapirus[5]
- Taxon name: Tapirus terrestris[6]
- Commons category: Tapirus terrestris[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tapirus terrestris[8]
- Commons gallery: Tapirus terrestris[9]
- Original combination: Hippopotamus terrestris[10]
- Short name: T. terrestris[11]
- Taxon common name: Lowland tapir[12], Anta Brasileña[13], Danta[14], Danta Amazónica[15], Gran Bestia[16], Tapir Brasileño[17], Tapir D'Amérique[18], Tapir Terrestre[19], Brazilian Tapir[20], South American Tapir[21], Flachlandtapir[22], tapir amazónicu[23], brazilski tapir[24]
- Mass: 4.5 kg[25], 200 kg[26]
- Gestation period: 398 day[27]
- Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Tapirus_terrestris[28]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[29]
- Litter size: 1[30]
- Taxon range: Novo Repartimento[31]
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Identifiers
South American tapir's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43353[32]. South American tapir's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9801[33]. South American tapir's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328009[34]. South American tapir's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440898[35]. South American tapir's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625000[36].
Why It Matters
South American tapir has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]