Lowland tapir  (Tapirus terrestris)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (09/02/2006) by Leo Salas, Editor of the Tapir Conservation Newsletter, IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG).
http://www.tapirs.org/

Glossary

Gestation: The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth.
Parasites: Organisms that derive its food from, and lives in or on, another living organism at the host's expense.
Proboscis: A tubular protrusion from the anterior of an animal (similar to the trunk of an elephant).

References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Burnie, D. (2001) Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife. Dorling Kindersley, London.
  3. Animal Diversity Web (November, 2005)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Tapirus_indicus.html
  4. Salas, L. (2006) Pers. Comm.
  5. CITES (November, 2005)
    http://www.cites.org
  6. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  7. Morris, D. (2005) Face to face with big nose. BBC Wildlife Magazine, 23 (3): 34 - 39. Available at:
    http://www.tapirs.org/Downloads/news-articles/WL_MAR05_Tapir_FINAL.pdf
  8. Bodmer, R.E. and Brooks, D.M. (1997) Status and Action Plan of the Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris). In: Brooks, D.M., Bodmer, R.E. and Matola, S. Eds. Tapirs - Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group, Cambridge. Available at:
    http://www.tapirback.com/tapirgal/iucn-ssc/tsg/action97/cover.htm