📷 (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
📷 (c) Sarka Masova, some rights reserved (CC BY)
📷 (c) Adrien Jailloux, some rights reserved (CC BY)
IUCN: Endangered
Malayan Tapir
Tapirus indicus
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassMammalia›OrderPerissodactyla›FamilyTapiridae›GenusTapirus
About
The Malayan tapir is the largest tapir and the only living tapir native to Asia. Its black front and rear with a pale saddle help break up its outline in moonlit forest. Tapirs disperse seeds through their droppings, making them important gardeners of tropical forests threatened by deforestation.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Lowland tropical rainforest, swamps, and riverine forest
🍃Diet Herbivore — leaves, shoots, fruit, and aquatic plants
📏Size & Weight Body 1.8–2.5 m; shoulder height 90–110 cm
•weight 250–320 kg
⏳Lifespan 25–30 years
🗺Range Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Thailand, and Myanmar
MammalHerbivore
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Lowland tropical rainforest, swamps, and riverine forest
🍃Diet Herbivore — leaves, shoots, fruit, and aquatic plants
📏Size & Weight Body 1.8–2.5 m; shoulder height 90–110 cm
•weight 250–320 kg
⏳Lifespan 25–30 years
🗺Range Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Thailand, and Myanmar
Photo Credits
#1(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
#2(c) Sarka Masova, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
#3(c) Adrien Jailloux, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
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