Tapirus bairdii - #5778
Central American Tapir
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
Costa Rica, Puntarenas province, Corcovado National Park
Image Date
7 October 2017
Photographer
CR Scharf