Tapirus terrestris subsp. terrestris Linnaeus 1758
Tapirus terrestris subsp. terrestris Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 74.
Type Locality: "Habitat in Brasilia", i.e., Brazil, Pernambuco.
Synonyms: Tapirus terrestris subsp. americanus (Gmelin 1788); Tapirus terrestris subsp. anta (Zimmermann 1780); Tapirus terrestris subsp. brasiliensis Liais 1872; Tapirus terrestris subsp. guianae J. A. Allen 1916; Tapirus terrestris subsp. laurillardi Gray 1868; Tapirus terrestris subsp. maypuri (Roulin 1829); Tapirus terrestris subsp. mexianae Hagmann 1908; Tapirus terrestris subsp. rufus G. Fischer [von Waldheim] 1814; Tapirus terrestris subsp. sabatyra (Liais 1872); Tapirus terrestris subsp. suillus (Blumenbach 1779); Tapirus terrestris subsp. tapir (Erxleben 1777) .