Lowland tapir  (Tapirus terrestris)

Facts

Also known as:Brazilian tapir, Amazonian tapir and South American tapir
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Perissodactyla
Family Tapiridae
Genus Tapirus (1)
Size Head-to-body length: 1.7 – 2 m (2)
Height at shoulder: 77 – 108 cm (3)
Weight 200 - 250 kg (4)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (5).