Open AccessAlbinism in lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
Author(s) -
Marcos Tokuda,
André Luíz Mota da Costa,
Cecília Pessutti,
Lanna Torrezan,
Luana Longon Roca,
Natália Todesco,
Rodrigo Hidalgo Friciello Teixeira
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
brazilian journal of mammalogy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2764-6394
pISSN - 2764-0590
DOI - 10.32673/bjm.vi90.36
Subject(s) - albinism , geography , biology , atlantic forest , ecology , paleontology
Here we report the encounter of an albino lowland tapir in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. On November 23rd 2020, a female albino calf was found within the buffer zone of Jurupará State Park, in the city of Piedade, São Paulo State, Brazil. The orphaned female tapir was rescued and brought to Parque Zoológico Municipal Quinzinho de Barros. Albino tapirs have been reported in another forest, Legado das Águas Reserve, about 20 km from this calf was rescued. Thus, this new record of albino tapir highlights the importance of preserving and maintaining connectivity among the conservation units in that region.