Stats

Lifespan

25-30 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Crepuscular

Social

Solitary

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Central America

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Endangered

About

Baird's tapirs are the largest land mammals in Central and South America. They have the largest noses of any land mammal, measuring up to 10 inches long.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn foal

   A foal stands and nurses within an hour of birth, long-legged and unsteady at the herd's edge.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile grazes with the herd, develops its adult coat, and tests its speed.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown and at full speed.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Perissodactyla

Family

Tapiridae

Genus

Tapirus

Species

Tapirus bairdii