Tapirus (Tapirs) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

VU

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

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tapirs

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 159 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~70%
	South American Tapir			~70%
2	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 2	~60%
	South American Tapir			~60%
3	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~40%
	South American Tapir			~40%
4	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2	~30%
	South American Tapir			~30%
5	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 2	~30%
	South American Tapir			~30%
6	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 2	~30%
	Andean Tapir			~30%
7	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~20%
	South American Tapir			~20%
8	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 2	~20%
	South American Tapir			~20%
9	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 2	~20%
	South American Tapir			~20%
10	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~10%
	South American Tapir			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
2	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
3	Dublin Zoo	🇮🇪 Ireland	In captivity
4	Lisbon Oceanarium	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
5	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
6	Le Pal	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
7	Zlín-Lešná Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
8	Kolmården Wildlife Park	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
9	Fota Wildlife Park	🇮🇪 Ireland	In captivity
10	Jihlava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
11	Zoologic park de Lille	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
12	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
13	Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
14	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
15	Zoo d'Amiens	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
16	Zoobotanic Park of Brusque	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
17	Parque Temático Hacienda Nápoles	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
18	Lion Country Safari	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
20	Port Lympne Wild Animal Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
21	Poznań Nowe Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
22	Zoológico de Brasília	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
23	Planète Sauvage	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
24	Bioparque da Amazônia	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
25	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Parc zoologique de Montpellier	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
27	Curitiba Zoo	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
28	Shanghai Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
29	Yorkshire Wildlife Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
30	Cheyenne Mountain Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
31	Cotswold Wildlife Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
32	Los Angeles Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
33	Wildlife World Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	São Paulo Zoo	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
35	La Torbiera	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
36	Deer Tracks Junction Adventure Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Parque Natural de Pucallpa	🇵🇪 Peru	In captivity
38	Novosibirsk Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
39	Parque Zoologico Guátika	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
40	Ukumarí Biopark	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
41	Zoo La Barben	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
42	Southwick's Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
43	Zoológico de Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
44	Temaikén	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
45	Darling Downs Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
46	Gramado Zoo	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
47	Parque Zoobotânico Getúlio Vargas	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
48	Twycross Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
49	Biocentro Güembé	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
50	Parque Zoobotânico Arruda Câmara (BICA)	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity

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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

Zoos & Centres Where Found