Tapirus indicus - #1865
Asian Tapir
Side view of standing adult. 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
USA, CA, San Diego Co., San Diego Zoo
Image Date
November, 1974
Photographer
DG Huckaby