Brazilian Tapir Skull

Brazilian Tapir Skull. Tapirus terrestris. Female. Columbia- Venezuela to upper Argentina-lower Brazil. Endangered. CAS Specimen.

* Size: 15.9 inch (41cm)
* Museum quality replicas are cast in durable Polyurethane resins.
* Made in USA

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. It is the second-largest land mammal in South America, after the Baird's tapir.

The South American tapir can attain a body length of 1.8 to 2.5 m (5.9 to 8.2 ft) with a 5 to 10 cm (2.0 to 3.9 in) short stubby tail and an average weight around 225 kg (496 lb). Adult weight has been reported ranging from 150 to 320 kilograms (330 to 710 lb).

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