Andean Tapir

Andean Tapir

Tapirus pinchaque

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Los Nevados National Natural Park

Closest Relatives at Los Nevados National Natural Park

South American Tapir
VU

South American Tapir

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tapirus terrestris

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
2 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
3 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
4 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
5 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
6 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
7 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Andean Tapir in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

About 27% of visitor-days record a Andean Tapir sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Andean Tapir in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Andean Tapir in Los Nevados National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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