Baird's tapir: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Baird's tapir lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tapirus bairdii
Group	Wild horses, asses & tapirs
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Perissodactyla
Family	Tapiridae

Where does the Baird's tapir live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Baird's tapir in 4 countries and territories across North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Belize, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Mexico.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Baird's tapir endangered?

The Baird's tapir’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Baird's tapir?

The Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) is a mammal in the order Perissodactyla and the family Tapiridae, genus Tapirus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Baird's tapir

The Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii), also known as the Central American tapir, is a species of tapir native to Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America. It is the largest of the three species of tapir native to the Americas, as well as the largest native land mammal in both Central and South America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Baird's tapir (revision 1381432022), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q215997 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).