Anta, lowland tapir, is a species of mammal in the tapir genus, 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, the anta, is one of the four recognised species in the tapir family, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th century original