Tapirus bairdii (Gill, 1865) . Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 17: 183.
TYPE LOCALITY: Panama, Isthmus of Panama, restricted to Canal Zone by Hershkovitz (1954) .
DISTRIBUTION: S Veracruz and S Oaxaca (Mexico) east of Isthmus of Tehuantepec to Colombia west of the Rio Cauca and Ecuador west of the Andes to the Gulf of Guayaquil.
STATUS: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Vulnerable.
SYNONYMS: dowii.
COMMENTS: Revised by Hershkovitz (1954).