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How much does a South American tapir weight?

It is hard to guess what a South American tapir weights. But we have the answer:

An adult South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris) on average weights 167.75 kg (369.82 lbs).

The South American tapir is from the family Tapiridae (genus: Tapirus). It is usually born with about 4.51 kg (9.95 lbs). They can live for up to 35 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 2.01 meter (6′ 7″). Usually, South American tapirs have 1 babies per litter.

As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.

The average adult weight of a South American tapir is 167.75 kg (369.82 lbs)

The South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), also commonly called the Brazilian tapir (from the Tupi tapi’ira), the Amazonian tapir, the maned tapir, the lowland tapir, in Portuguese anta, and in mixed Quechua and Spanish sachavaca (literally “bushcow”), is one of the four widely recognized species in the tapir family, along with the mountain tapir, the Malayan tapir, and Baird’s tapir. The South American tapir is the largest surviving native terrestrial mammal in the Amazon.

Animals of the same family as a South American tapir

We found other animals of the Tapiridae family:

Animals with the same weight as a South American tapir

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Tapirus terrestris:

Animals with the same size as a South American tapir

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as South American tapir:

Animals with the same litter size as a South American tapir

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a South American tapir:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a South American tapir

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a South American tapir: