A tapir is a large mammal that is native to South and Central America, as well as Southeast Asia. It resembles a pig, with a snort snout. It is classified as a Tapiridae in the genus Tapirus.
These animals are all species of tapirs that are related to the Malayan Tapir:Mountain TapirBaird's TapirSouth American Tapir
The Tapir is actually related to the horse and rhinoceroses.
It is neither. Nor are any other animals, for that matter.
Family: Tapriidae.Genus: Tapirus.They are distantly related to horses and rhinoceroses. Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: PerissodactylaFamily: TapiridaeGenus: Tapirus
well the tapir is hunted more by humans than animals
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In Central and South America, tapir are hunted by animals such as Jaguar, puma, and caiman. In fact, tapir is one of the most important prey species of the jaguar. In Asia, they are hunted by tigers and leopards.
There are four tapir species, and their latin names are as follows: * Baird's Tapir, Tapirus bairdii * Malayan Tapir, Tapirus indicus * Mountain Tapir, Tapirus pinchaque * Brazilian Tapir (also called Lowland Tapir), Tapirus terrestris But different species can actually breed with each other in zoos etc. to produce hybrids. The baby hybrids are then called whatever the zoo staff want to call them.
The Malayan tapir is a large herbivore. They eat the leaves and shoots of 115 different plant species. they are also prey animals for tigers and leopards.
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