South American Tapir
Tapirus terrestris
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Mammals
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.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Perissodactyla
- Family
- Tapiridae
- Genus
- Tapirus