Tapirus terrestris - #1223
Lowland Tapir
Side view, standing, feet clearly visible showing individual digits. 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
Peru, Loreto, Napo River, Amazon Biosphere Reserve
Image Date
1992
Photographer
JF Gray