Tapirus bairdii - #4314
Central American Tapir
Proboscis maximally contracted. Also as Tapirella bairdii. Also as Baird's Tapir.
Geographic Distribution
East from Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico, through all other Central American states to Colombia west of the Rio Cauca and Ecuador west of the Andes to the Gulf of Guayaquil.
Order/Family
Tapiridae
Genus
Tapirus
Specific Epithet
bairdii
Image Location
Germany, Berlin, Zoological Garden
Image Date
22 April 2014
Photographer
B Huffman