Andean 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	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 Puracé National Natural Park?

About 19% of visitor-days record a Andean Tapir sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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