Malayan tapir
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The Malayan tapir, also called Asian tapir, Asiatic tapir, oriental tapir, Indian tapir, piebald tapir, or black-and-white tapir, is the only living tapir species outside of the Americas. It is native
Schabrackentapir Tapirus indicus Tiergarten Nuernberg 1
Photo of a Malayan tapir skull on display at the Museum of Osteology
Underside of front (left) and back (right) hooves of the Malayan tapir
A Malayan tapir in Taman Negara National Park
Tapirus
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Tapirus is a genus of tapir which contains the living tapir species. The Malayan tapir is usually included in Tapirus as well, although some authorities have moved it into its own genus, Acrocodia.
Malayan tapir
…and Peter Grubb in 2011. A comparison of mitochondrial DNA of 16 perissodactyl species revealed that the Malayan tapir forms a sister group to the Tapirus species native to the Americas. It was the first Tapirus species that genetically diverged from the group, and is estimated to have done so about 25…
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