Tapirus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Tapirus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Tapirus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:74.
TYPE LOCALITY: "Brasilia", i.e., Brazil, Pernambuco .
DISTRIBUTION: Venezuela and Colombia south to S Brazil, N Argentina and Paraguay, east of the Andes.
STATUS: CITES - Appendix II; U.S. ESA - Endangered.
SYNONYMS: aenigmaticus , americanus , anta, anulipes , brasiliensis, colombianus, ecuadorensis , guianae, laurillardi , maypuri , mexianae, peruvianus, rufus , sabatyra , spegazzinii , suillus , tapir , tapirus .
COMMENTS: Revised by Hershkovitz (1954).
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