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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.
The closest extant relatives of the tapirs are the other odd-toed ... 5 Ma for T. bairdii and the three South American tapirs, ... The Baird's Tapir Project of Costa ...
Three perissodactyl species (clockwise from left): plains zebra (Equus quagga), Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) and South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris) Perissodactyla is an order of placental mammals composed of odd-toed ungulates – hooved animals which bear weight on one or three of their five toes with the other toes either ...
Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1723–1806) first separated the tapirs and hippos in 1762 with the introduction of the concept le tapir. He also separated the rhinos from the rodents, but did not combine the three families now known as the odd-toed ungulates.
There are three new animals to meet at the Milwaukee County Zoo. ... Frida, a 5-year-old Baird's tapir, arrived in Milwaukee on Oct. 3 from the Houston Zoo. Like Nyota, she completed her 30-day ...
Baird's tapir. The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe. Family: Tapiridae (tapirs) Genus: Tapirus. Baird's tapir, Tapirus bairdii EN
Baird's tapir (national animal) ... Two-toed sloth (national animal) Choloepus hoffmanni [19] Three-toed sloth (national animal) Bradypus variegatus
Family: Bradypodidae (three-toed sloths) Genus: Bradypus. Pygmy three-toed sloth, ... Baird's tapir. The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are ...