Tapirus bairdii
Common name:
Baird's tapir
Genus:
Tapirus
Family:
Tapiridae
Suborder:
-n/a-
Tapirus bairdii
Common name:
Baird's tapir
Genus:
Tapirus
Family:
Tapiridae
Suborder:
-n/a-
Tapirus bairdii
Common name:
Baird's tapir
Genus:
Tapirus
Family:
Tapiridae
Suborder:
-n/a-
Family (Animalia): Tapiridae
A tapir (/ˈteɪpər/ TAY-pər, /ˈteɪpɪər/ TAY-peer or /təˈpɪər/ tə-PEER, /ˈteɪpiːər/ TAY-pee-ər) is a large, herbivorous mammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile nose trunk. Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South and Central America, and Southeast Asia.
There are four widely recognized extant species of tapir, all of the family Tapiridae and the genus Tapirus. They are the South American tapir, the Malayan tapir, Baird's tapir, and the mountain tapir. In 2013, a group of researchers said they had identified a fifth species of tapir, the kabomani tapir. However, the existence of the kabomani tapir as a distinct species has been widely disputed, and recent genetic evidence further suggests that it actually is part of the species South American tapir.
The four species that have been evaluated (all except the kabomani) are all classified on the IUCN Red List as Endangered or Vulnerable. The tapirs have a number of extinct relatives in the superfamily Tapiroidea. The closest extant relatives of the tapirs are the other odd-toed ungulates, which include horses, donkeys, zebras and rhinoceroses.
Reference: Wikipedia