Tapirs do not seem even remotely a boar. They are about the size of a cow large mammals. Its scientific name is Tapirus terrestris. Lives from Mexico to Ecuador, close to the water and we know them also by other names: mborevi ( 41 guarani Word; anta, tapir, pinchaque and macho de monte. Its flesh is very tasty. They are related to horses and rhinos. They have a kind of mucus of the elephant-like but much smaller. Recently found in Colombia and Brazil a new species, called Tapir Pygmy or dwarf tapir and its name is Tapirus kabomani. Possibly you are in Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. All belong to the Tapiridae family.
