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World Tapir Day: Tapir Species

There are four recognised species of extant tapir: three in Central and South America and one in Southeast Asia:
  • Baird's tapir, Tapirus bairdii
  • Brazilian tapir, Tapirus terrestris
  • Malayan tapir, Tapirus indicus
  • Mountain tapir, Tapirus pinchque

In late 2013, an academic paper was published, in which the authors claim to have discovered a new species of tapir in South America.  This species has yet to be classified in its own right, with ongoing debate about whether it is a distinct species or simply a juvenile Brazilian tapir:
  • Kabomani tapir, Tapirus kabomani


There are also many species of extinct tapir that lived in North and South America, Europe and Asia, in some cases until a little over 10,000 years ago.

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