Tapiroidea
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Tapiroidea is a superfamily of perissodactyls which includes the living tapirs and their extinct relatives. Tapiroids represent one of the oldest living lineages of large mammals. Their closest living
Tapir with outstretched proboscis
Helaletes nanus
Heptodon posticus
Megatapirus DB
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
Tapiroidea
…Tapiroids Temporal range: Malayan tapir (Tapiridae) Irenolophus (Deperetellidae) Helaletes (Helaletidae) Lophialetes (Lophialetidae) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata…
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