Mountain tapir  (Tapirus pinchaque)

Cloud forest: A tropical mountain forest, with a high incidence of cloud cover throughout the year.
Endemic: A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
Montane forest: Forest occurring in the montane zone, a zone of cool upland slopes below the tree line dominated by large evergreen trees.
Prehensile: Capable of grasping.
Proboscis: A tubular protrusion from the anterior of an animal (e.g. the trunk of an elephant).
Territory: Area occupied and defended by an animal, a pair of animals or a colony.

1. IUCN Red List (March, 2008)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
   
2. UNEP-WCMC Species Sheet (March, 2008)
   http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/mountapi.htm
   
3. Downer, C. (1997) Status and Action Plan of the Mountain Tapir. IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland. Available at:
   http://www.tapirback.com/tapirgal/iucn-ssc/tsg/action97/ap97-14.htm
   
4. CITES (March, 2008)
   http://www.cites.org
   
5. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
   
6. Animal Diversity Web (May, 2002)
   http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/tapirus/t._pinchaque$narrative.html
   
7. Todd, S. (2002) Pers. Comm.
   
8. Ultimate Ungulate (May, 2002)
   http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Perissodactyla/Tapirus_pinchaque.html
   
9. Tapir Preservation Fund (March, 2008)
   http://www.tapirback.com/tapirgal/fund.htm