Tapirus pinchaque - #466
Mountain Tapir
Young in striped and spotted coat. Also as Andean Tapir|Woolly Tapir.
Geographic Distribution
Andes of Colombia and Ecuador; perhaps W Venezuela and N Peru.
Order/Family
Tapiridae
Genus
Tapirus
Specific Epithet
pinchaque
Image Location
USA, CA, Los Angeles Co., Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Image Date
1977
Photographer
AH Shoemaker