Genus

Tapirs

Tapirus

2 species in our catalog · found in 17 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderPerissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
FamilyTapiridae (Tapirs)
GenusTapirus (Tapirs)

Species in this group

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Tapirus terrestris

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Tapirus pinchaque

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tapirs

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~70%
	South American Tapir			~70%
2	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~70%
	South American Tapir			~70%
3	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~40%
	South American Tapir			Insufficient data
4	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~40%
	South American Tapir			~30%
	Andean Tapir			Insufficient data
5	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~30%
	South American Tapir			~30%
	Andean Tapir			Insufficient data
6	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~30%
	Andean Tapir			~30%
	South American Tapir			Insufficient data
7	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~30%
	South American Tapir			~30%
8	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	South American Tapir			Insufficient data
9	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~20%
	South American Tapir			~20%
10	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	South American Tapir			Insufficient data
	Andean Tapir			Insufficient data
11	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Andean Tapir			~20%
12	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~20%
	South American Tapir			~20%
13	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~20%
	South American Tapir			~20%
14	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	South American Tapir			Insufficient data
15	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Andean Tapir			Insufficient data
16	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Andean Tapir			Insufficient data
17	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	South American Tapir			~10%

Tapirs

Species in this group

South American Tapir

Andean Tapir

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Tapirs

Parks Ranked