Malaysian Tapir (Tapirus indicus), Sumatra, Indonesia. From Wordnik.com. [Sumatran lowland rain forests] Reference
The black dwarf lowland tapir (Tapirus pygmaeus), here. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference
Status and action plan of the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris). From Wordnik.com. [Bolivian Yungas] Reference
The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) is another endangered species. From Wordnik.com. [Peninsular Malaysian montane rain forests] Reference
‘Lophiodon’, or a ‘Paleotherium’, than a modern ‘Tapirus’ or ‘Hyrax’?. From Wordnik.com. [Essays] Reference
Hunting may be threatening populations of the tapir (Tapirus terrestris) and large primates in the north. From Wordnik.com. [Southwest Amazon moist forests] Reference
The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) is the largest of the four living tapir species and only Old World representative. From Wordnik.com. [Peninsular Malaysian rain forests] Reference
The Sumatran orangutan for example, is not found south of Lake Toba nor the Asian tapir Tapirus indicus (EN) north of it. From Wordnik.com. [Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, Indonesia] Reference
The population of the Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), the only Old World tapir representative, has been drastically reduced. From Wordnik.com. [Tenasserim-South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests] Reference
Good populations of tapir Tapirus terrestris (NT), brocket deer Mazama sp. and jaguar Pantera onca (NT) inhabit the upland humid forests. From Wordnik.com. [Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Bolivia] Reference
At the highest altitudes guinea pig Caria sp. and Andean fox Dusicyon culpaeus, mountain tapir Tapirus pinchaque (EN) and puma Felis concolor occur. From Wordnik.com. [Sangay National Park, Ecuador] Reference
There are also capybara Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris, agouti Dasyprocta fuliginosa and paca Agouti paca, Felix spp., jaguar and tapir Tapirus terrestris. From Wordnik.com. [Central Amazonian Conservation Complex, Brazil] Reference
The tarsier (Tarsius bancansus), banded leaf-monkey (Presbytis melalophus), and endangered Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) are found south of Lake Toba. From Wordnik.com. [Sumatran lowland rain forests] Reference
Chalukian, S. n.d. Evaluación preliminar de la distribución, status y habitat del tapir (Tapirus terrestris) en la region de las Yungas, noroeste de Argentina. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Andean Yungas] Reference
The tarsier (Tarsius bancansus), banded leaf-monkey (Presbytis melalophus), and endangered Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) are all found to the south of Lake Toba. From Wordnik.com. [Sumatran montane rain forests] Reference
The endangered Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), the largest of the four living tapir species and only Old World representative, is also a resident of these forests. From Wordnik.com. [Sumatran freshwater swamp forests] Reference
Larger and widespread mammals include peccaries (Tayassu tajacu and Tayassu pecari), tapir (Tapirus terrestris), jaguars (Panthera onca), and deer (Mazama americana). From Wordnik.com. [Rio Negro campinarana] Reference
Over two hundred species of mammals are found here including jaguars (Panthera onca), ocelots (Leopardus pardalis), tapirs (Tapirus terrestris), and a number of primate species. From Wordnik.com. [Monte Alegre varzea] Reference
Other animals that have been recorded include the two-toed sloth Choloepus didactylus, the three-toed sloth Bradypus tridactylus, puma Felis concolor and the tapir Tapirus terrestris. From Wordnik.com. [Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname] Reference
Threatened species found in the region such as crocodile (Crocodylus acutus), tapir (Tapirus bairdii), marine turtles (Chelonia mydas), Dermochelys coriacea, and the manatee (Trichecus manatus). From Wordnik.com. [Rio Negro-Rio San Sun mangroves] Reference
Other larger mammals include north Andean huemul Hippocamelus antisensis (DD), spectacled bear Tremarctos ornatus (VU), jaguar Panthera onca, jaguarundi Felis yagouaroundi and possibly tapir Tapirus pinchaque (EN). From Wordnik.com. [Rio Abiseo National Park, Peru] Reference
Biodiversity FeaturesThere are no endemic mammalmammals in the ecoregion, but many species are known to use mangroves, including the tiger (Panthera tigris), tapir (Tapirus indicus), and siamang (Hylobates syndactylus). From Wordnik.com. [Indochina mangroves] Reference
'Lophiodon', or a 'Paleotherium', than a modern 'Tapirus' or 'Hyrax'?. From Wordnik.com. [Lectures and Essays] Reference
Pigs and tapirs are banded or spotted when young; an imported young specimen of Tapirus. From Wordnik.com. [Darwinism (1889)] Reference
The lowland tapir also known as the Brazilian tapir - or Tapirus terrestis - resemble pigs with trunks. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
(Tapirus terrestris), and gained support from several zoos and international environmental organisations. From Wordnik.com. [Global Issues News Headlines] Reference
Many are widespread Amazonian species, including jaguars (Panthera onca), pumas (Puma concolor), tapirs (Tapirus terrestris), two peccaries (Tayassu pecari and T. tajacu), and deer (Mazama spp.). From Wordnik.com. [Guayanan Highlands moist forests] Reference
I was fresh out of my undergraduate program in my early 20's, given this incredible opportunity to live and work in the Chaco by northern Chaco, and continued straight north into southeastern tapir (Tapirus terrestris). From Wordnik.com. [Museum Blogs] Reference
Baird’s tapir Tapirus bairdii, known as the mountain cow, is Belize’s national animal. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-09-01] Reference
Two other large mammals, the Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii, EN) and the jaguar (Panthera onca) are both important flagships for the regions forests. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in Mesoamerica] Reference
Tapirus bairdii), listed on the IUCN Red List as Endangered in Colombia; white-lipped peccary (. From Wordnik.com. [Mongabay.com News] Reference
(Tapirus indicus). From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
Genus Tapirus. From Wordnik.com. [Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon] Reference
Tapirus mastodonloides, IV, 324. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society] Reference
Tapirs (Tapirus terrestris), Capybaras, deer, 13 species of monkeys, Toucans (10 species). From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
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