Tapirus indicus - #298
Asian Tapir
Side view. Also as Acrocodia indica. Also as Malayan Tapir|Indian Tapir|Malay Tapir.
Geographic Distribution
Burma and Thailand south of 18°N, south through peninsular Malaya and Sumatra; listed as occurring in S Cambodia and possibly S Vietnam; reliably recorded from Hongquan district, eastern Cochin China, Vietnam, in 1944; authentic record from Laos in 1902.
Order/Family
Tapiridae
Genus
Tapirus
Specific Epithet
indicus
Image Location
Brazil, Sao Paulo Zoo
Image Date
1977
Photographer
TS Carter