Tapirus bairdii - #1864
Central American Tapir
Side view of standing adult; 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
USA, CA, Los Angeles Co., Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Image Date
June 21, 1998
Photographer
DG Huckaby