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| phylum | Chordata | The South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), Brazilian tapir, lowland tapir or (in Portuguese) anta, is the second-largest land mammal in South America, after the Baird's tapir. It is dark brown in colour, paler in the face, and has a low, erect crest running from the crown down the back of the neck. The round, dark ears have distinctive white edges.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Perissodactyla | |
| family | Tapiridae | |
| genus | Tapirus | |
| species | T. terrestris |
