South American tapir

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Brazilian Tapir
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Binomial name
Tapirus terrestris
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Brazillian tapir or lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) is one of four species in the tapir family.

Brazilian tapir is up to 2 m long. Its weight can reach 270 kg. It is a herbivore and eats a variety of plants.

It lives in rainforest, usually near water. Brazilian tapir is found in South America, in particular, Brazil, Columbia, Paraguay and Venezuela. It is classified as an endangered animal, but with significantly lower risk of extinction than the other three tapir species.

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