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The Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii), also known as the Central American tapir, is a species of tapir native to Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America. [4] It is the largest of the three species of tapir native to the Americas, as well as the largest native land mammal in both Central and South America.
There are four widely recognized extant species of tapir, all in the genus Tapirus of the family Tapiridae. 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.
Genus Tapirus – Brisson, 1762 – four species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Baird's tapir. T. bairdii (Gill, 1865) Central America: Size: 180–250 cm (71–98 in) long, plus 5–13 cm (2–5 in) tail [14] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and inland wetlands [15]
swimming, Cristalino River, Mato Grosso. The South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), also commonly called the Brazilian tapir (from the Tupi tapi'ira [3]), the Amazonian tapir, the maned tapir, the lowland tapir, anta (Brazilian Portuguese), and la sachavaca (literally "bushcow", in mixed Quechua and Spanish), is one of the four recognized species in the tapir family (of the order ...
Image Common name Scientific name Distribution Baird's tapir (also called the Central American tapir): Tapirus bairdii (Gill, 1865): Mexico, Central America and northwestern South America.
Tapiroidea is a superfamily of perissodactyls which includes the modern tapirs and their extinct relatives. Taxonomically, they are placed in suborder Ceratomorpha along with the rhino superfamily, Rhinocerotoidea.The first members of Tapiroidea appeared during the Early Eocene, 55 million years ago, and were present in North America and Asia during the Eocene.
The park is home to several threatened and vulnerable species of animals, including the black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya), hickatee turtle (Dermatemys mawii), Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii), West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), and Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii). [2]
Brazilian tapir, Tapirus terrestris; Mountain tapir, Tapirus pinchaque; Baird's tapir, Tapirus bairdii; Malayan tapir, Tapirus indicus; Kabomani tapir, Tapirus kabomani; Family Rhinocerotidae: rhinoceroses, five species in four genera Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis. Southern black rhinoceros, †Diceros bicornis bicornis