The
South American tapir (
Tapirus terrestris),
Brazilian tapir (from the
Tupi tapi'ira),
lowland tapir or (in Portuguese)
anta, is one of five species in the
tapir family, along with the
Mountain tapir, the
Malayan tapir, the
Baird's tapir, and the
kabomani tapir. The lowland tapir is the largest native terrestrial mammal in the Amazon.