Mountain tapir  (Tapirus pinchaque)

Facts

Also known as: Andean tapir, Woolly tapir
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPerissodactyla
FamilyTapiridae
GenusTapirus (1)
SizeHead-body length: 180 cm (2)
Shoulder height: 75 - 80 cm (2)
Weight150 kg (3)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN) by the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (4).

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