Stats

Lifespan

25-30 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Southeast Asia

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Endangered

About

Malayan tapirs, also called Asian tapirs, Asiatic tapirs, oriental tapirs, Indian tapirs, piebald tapirs, or black-and-white tapirs, are the only living tapir species outside of the Americas. They are critically endangered, with fewer than 2,500 mature individuals remaining.

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 indicus