Definition of Tapirus. Meaning of Tapirus. Synonyms of Tapirus

- Tapirus is a genus of tapir which contains the living tapir species. The Malayan tapir is usually included in Tapirus as well, although some authorities...
- taxons also include Tapirus kabomani (also known as the little black tapir or kabomani tapir) as also belonging to the species Tapirus terrestris (Brazilian...
- scientific name Tapirus indicus was proposed by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest in 1819 who referred to a Tapir described by Pierre-Médard Diard. Tapirus indicus breveti****...
- The Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii), also known as the Central American tapir, is a species of tapir native to Mexico, Central America, and northwestern...
- including Tapirus veroensis, native to the southern and eastern United States (with its northernmost records being New York State), and Tapirus merriami...
- The mountain tapir, also known as the Andean tapir or woolly tapir (Tapirus pinchaque), is the smallest of the four widely recognized species of tapir...
- Tapirus johnsoni is an extinct species of tapir that lived in Nebraska during the Pliocene epoch. Tapirus johnsoni is one of the older known tapirs and...
- The giant tapir (Tapirus augustus) is an extinct species of tapir that lived in southern China, Vietnam and Laos, with reports suggesting it also lived...
- North American continent. Along with Tapirus californicus, Tapirus merriami was found in California and Arizona, Tapirus veroensis was found in Florida, Georgia...
- Tapirus simpsoni is an extinct species of tapir that lived in Nebraska during the Pliocene epoch. Tapirus simpsoni was described in 1975 together with...