Baird's tapir  (Tapirus bairdii)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (19/6/02) by Sheryl Todd. President, Tapir Preservation Fund.
http://www.tapirback.com/tapirgal/

Glossary

  • Indigenous (native): a species that occurs naturally in an area.
  • Proboscis: a tubular protrusion from the anterior of an animal (e.g. the trunk of an elephant).

References

  1. IUCN Red List (October, 2002) www.redlist.org
  2. Ultimate Ungulate (May, 2002) http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Perissodactyla/Tapirus_bairdii.html
  3. CITES (May, 2002) www.cites.org
  4. Burnie, D. [ed.] (2001) Animals. Dorling Kindersley, London.
  5. Animal Diversity Web (May, 2002) http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/tapirus/t._bairdii$narrative.html
  6. Todd, S. (2002) Pers. comm.
  7. Brooks, D. M., Bodmer, R. E. & Matola, S. ( 1997) Tapirs - Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. (English, Spanish, Portuguese) IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
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