TAPIRIDAE, Gray, 1821

Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2011, Tapiridae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 2 Hoofed Mammals, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 182-204 : 182

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5721161
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6513804
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scientific name	TAPIRIDAE
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Family TAPIRIDAE View in CoL (TAPIRS)

• [Large mammals with rounded back and hindquarters, tapering forequarters and nose, short, muscular legs, dark color, thick skin, and bristly, scattered hairs.

• 180-300 cm. View Figure

• Indo-Malayan and Neotropical Regions. View Figure

• Tropical and subtropical montane, lowland moist, swamp, and cloud forests, paramos, seasonally moist grassland, and savanna; strongly associated with water and riparian environments.

• 1 genus, 4 species, 7 taxa.

• 3 species Endangered, 1 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.