Hippopotamoid

A hippopotamoid is a hippopotamus-like amphibious species of tapir native to swamps, subtropical forests, and tropical rainforests of South America. They fill a similar niche to African hippopotamuses (hence their name) and the worldwide's manatees. They are about the size of a Malayan tapir, making them the largest species of native tapir of South America. They have no natural predators, other than occasional jaguars and rarely humans. Unlike most native tapirs of South America, they have no problems with habitat destruction and competition with domestic livestock, because they mainly feed on underwater plants, which are not effected by pollution or habitat destruction in most ranges, something that (almost) no domestic livestock could reach, because of this, hippopotamoids are not in danger of going extinct in any time.