South American tapir

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q220271
South American tapir
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South American tapir

Summary

South American tapir is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,844 views/month, #1,288 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • South American tapir's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • South American tapir is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • South American tapir's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • South American tapir belongs to the parent taxon Tapirus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, South American tapir is Tapirus terrestris[7].
  • South American tapir's Commons category is recorded as Tapirus terrestris[8].
  • South American tapir's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tapirus terrestris[9].
  • South American tapir's Commons gallery is recorded as Tapirus terrestris[10].
  • South American tapir's original combination is recorded as Hippopotamus terrestris[11].
  • South American tapir's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. terrestris'}[12].
  • South American tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lowland tapir'}[13].
  • South American tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Anta Brasileña'}[14].
  • South American tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Danta'}[15].
  • South American tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Danta Amazónica'}[16].
  • South American tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gran Bestia'}[17].
  • South American tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tapir Brasileño'}[18].
  • South American tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Tapir D'Amérique"}[19].
  • South American tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tapir Terrestre'}[20].
  • South American tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brazilian Tapir'}[21].
  • South American tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lowland Tapir'}[22].
  • South American tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'South American Tapir'}[23].
  • South American tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Flachlandtapir'}[24].
  • South American tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'tapir amazónicu'}[25].
  • South American tapir is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'brazilski tapir'}[26].
  • South American tapir's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+4.5'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, South American tapir is Tapirus terrestris[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Tapirus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lowland tapir'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Anta Brasileña'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Danta'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Danta Amazónica'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gran Bestia'}[17], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tapir Brasileño'}[18].

Identifiers

South American tapir's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43353[28]. South American tapir's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9801[29]. South American tapir's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328009[30]. South American tapir's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440898[31]. South American tapir's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625000[32].

Why It Matters

South American tapir ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,844 views/month, #1,288 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Tapirus terrestris. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i48192
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  3. 20w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Tapirus terrestris
    Litter size → {'amount': '+1'}
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