Tapirus terrestris - #602
Lowland Tapir
Side view of sitting animal. Also as Brazilian Tapir|South American Tapir.
Geographic Distribution
East of the western cordillera of the Andes in N Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, E Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, and Venezuela.
Order/Family
Tapiridae
Genus
Tapirus
Specific Epithet
terrestris
Image Location
USA, MI, Wayne Co., Detroit Zoo
Image Date
1975
Photographer
LL Master