Asian tapir  (Tapirus indicus)

Facts

Also known as:Indian tapir, Malay tapir and Malayan tapir
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Perissodactyla
Family Tapiridae
Genus Tapirus (1)
Size Length: 1.8 – 2.5 m (2)
Shoulder height: 0.9 – 1.1 m (2)
Weight 250 – 540 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3).