mountain tapir

Also known as woolly tapir, Tapirus pinchaque, Andean tapir

species of mammal

Species

Endangered

山貘（Tapirus pinchaque）也称毛貘、安第斯貘，是现存五种貘中较小的一种，栖息于哥伦比亚、厄瓜多尔和秘鲁北部的安第斯山脉地区。目录 1 形态 2 习性 3 数量 4 参考文献形态山貘身体大部分长有棕色至黑色的长毛，唇部四周为白色。成年山貘臀部有两块无毛区域。成年貘体长约1.8米，高0.8米，重150～230公斤。幼年貘身体带有伪装性质的条纹。[2] 习性山貘主要栖息于海拔1400～4700米的山地森林中，主要以灌木、蕨类等植物为食。[3] 数量现存野生山貘数量估计少于2500只，在世界自然保护联盟濒危物种红色名录中，山貘属于濒危物种。[1] 参考文献 ^ 1.0 1.1 Diaz, A.G., Castellanos, A., Piñeda, C., Downer, C., Lizcano, D.J., Constantino, E., Suárez Mejía, J.A., Camancho, J., Darria, J., Amanzo, J., Sánchez, J., Sinisterra Santana, J., Ordoñez Delgado, L., Espino Castellanos , L.A. & Montenegro, O.L. 2008. Tapirus pinchaque. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T21473A9285481. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T21473A9285481.en. Downloaded on 14 June 2016. ^ The World's Tapirs--The MountainTapir (Tapirus pinchaque) 互联网档案馆的存檔，存档日期2007-09-28.. Tampir Specialist Group, 2012-11-15 ^ Tapirus pinchaque (T. roulin). Animal Info & Endanger Animals, 2012-11-15 维基共享资源中相关的多媒体资源：山貘维基物种中的分类信息：山貘取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=山貘&oldid=48480570” 分类： IUCN瀕危物種貘属隐藏分类： Webarchive模板wayback链接物种微格式条目

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Commons category: Tapirus pinchaque
taxon name: Tapirus pinchaque
Commons gallery: Tapirus pinchaque
taxon common name: Bergtapir
gestation period: 395
litter size: 1
longest observed lifespan: 28.5
short name: T. pinchaque

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The mountain tapir, also known as the Andean tapir or woolly tapir (Tapirus pinchaque), is the smallest of the four widely recognized species of tapir. It is found only in certain portions of the Andean Mountain Range in northwestern South America. As such, it is the only tapir species to live outside of tropical rainforests in the wild. It is most easily distinguished from other tapirs by its thick woolly coat and white lips.

The species name comes from the term "La Pinchaque", an imaginary beast said to inhabit the same regions as the mountain tapir.