Baird's tapir

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Baird's tapir is a large, herbivorous mammal native to Central and northern South America, recognizable by its short prehensile snout and status as an endangered species inhabiting tropical forests.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Baird's tapir canonical 18
Tapirus bairdii 3
Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf endangered species
herbivore
mammal
tapir
activityPattern nocturnal
averageLength about 1.8–2.5 meters
averageWeight about 150–300 kilograms
class Mammalia
coatColor dark brown
commonName Baird's tapir
Central American tapir
linked to: Baird's tapir
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List
diet aquatic vegetation
fruits
leaves
twigs
family Tapiridae
firstDescribedBy Gill
firstDescribedInYear 1865
genus Tapirus
gestationPeriod about 13 months
habitat cloud forest
tropical rainforest
wetlands
hasBodyPart prehensile snout
short trunk-like nose
hasFeature short tail
white-tipped ears
IUCNStatus Endangered
kingdom Animalia
namedAfter Spencer Fullerton Baird
nativeTo Belize
Central America
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
northern South America
order Perissodactyla
phylum Chordata
reproduction gives birth to a single calf
scientificName Tapirus bairdii
linked to: Baird's tapir
socialBehavior mostly solitary
taxonRank species
threat deforestation
habitat loss
hunting

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Darién National Park fauna Baird's tapir
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve protects Baird's tapir
Tapiridae representativeSpecies Tapirus bairdii
linked to: Baird's tapir
Mesoamerican forests harborsSpecies Baird's tapir
Celaque massif hasFauna Baird's tapir
Central American montane forests hasFauna Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii)
linked to: Baird's tapir
Belizean rainforest hasFauna Baird's tapir
Baird's tapir scientificName Tapirus bairdii
linked to: Baird's tapir
Baird's tapir commonName Baird's tapir
Baird's tapir commonName Central American tapir
linked to: Baird's tapir
Osa Peninsula hasFauna Baird's tapir
Selva Maya hasFauna Baird's tapir
Usumacinta River region hasFauna Baird's tapir
Andean tapir relatedTo Baird's tapir
Tapirus includesTaxon Tapirus bairdii
linked to: Baird's tapir