South American Tapir

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	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	60–70%
2	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	60–70%
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
4	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
5	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
7	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
8	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
9	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
10	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
11	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
12	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
13	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
14	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a South American Tapir in Manu National Park?

About 22% of visitor-days record a South American Tapir sighting in Manu National Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see South American Tapir in Manu National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for South American Tapir in Manu National Park in our monthly data.