Tapirus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:74.

TYPE LOCALITY: "Brasilia", i.e., Brazil, Pernambuco .

DISTRIBUTION: Venezuela and Colombia south to S Brazil, N Argentina and Paraguay, east of the Andes.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II; U.S. ESA - Endangered.

SYNONYMS: aenigmaticus, americanus, anta, anulipes, brasiliensis, colombianus, ecuadorensis, guianae, laurillardi, maypuri, mexianae, peruvianus, rufus, sabatyra, spegazzinii, suillus, tapir, tapirus .

COMMENTS: Revised by Hershkovitz (1954).