South American tapir
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The South American tapir, also commonly called the Brazilian tapir, the Amazonian tapir, the maned tapir, the lowland tapir, anta, and sachavaca, is one of the four recognized species in the tapir fam
South American tapir
Swimming, Cristalino River, Mato Grosso
South American tapir skull, on display at the Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Running, in Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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.
South American tapir
…II Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Placentalia Order: Perissodactyla Family: Tapiridae Genus: Tapirus Species: T. terrestris Binomial name Tapirus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) South American tapir distribution Extinct Extant Probably extant Swimming…
Baird's tapir
Lowland Tapir male
Tapirus pinchaque portrait