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Malayan tapir
Sign in to saveAlso known as Asian tapir, Tapirus indicus, Indian tapir, Malay tapir
species of mammal
A Malayan tapir is a large mammal with a distinctive stocky body, short trunk-like snout, and black-and-white coloring found in Southeast Asia. It matters because it plays a role in its forest ecosystem and represents an important species for conservation efforts.
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Species
EndangeredTapir asia (Tapirus indicus) adalah salah satu jenis tapir. Tapir asia merupakan jenis yang terbesar dari keempat jenis tapir dan satu-satunya yang berasal dari Asia. Nama ilmiahnya indicus merujuk pada Hindia Timur, yaitu habitat alami jenis ini. Di Sumatra tapir umumnya disebut tenuk or seladang, gindol, babi alu, kuda ayer, kuda rimbu, kuda arau, marba, cipan, dan sipan.
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Malayan Tapir.JPG
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- Commons category
- Tapirus indicus
- taxon name
- Tapirus indicus
- Commons gallery
- Tapirus indicus
- taxon common name
- indijski tapir
- gestation period
- 396
- longest observed lifespan
- 36.5
- sequenced genome URL
- www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Tapirus_indicus
- short name
- T. indicus
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The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), also called Asian tapir, Asiatic tapir, oriental tapir, Indian tapir, piebald tapir, or black-and-white tapir, is the only living tapir species outside of the Americas. It is native to Southeast Asia from the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra. It has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2008, as the population is estimated to comprise fewer than 2,500 mature individuals.
Taxonomy