One of the 4 tapirs on WAnimals
Mammals · Perissodactyla · Tapiridae
Tapirus indicus
At very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
Its striking two-tone pattern — black front and rear with a white band across the middle — works as disruptive camouflage against tigers and leopards.
Weight
250 kg – 320 kg
Size
1.8 m – 2.5 m
Life expectancy
30 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: Animal Geography · AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Animal Diversity Web · BioDB · The Website of Everything · Animal Spot · The Animal Facts · Denver Zoo · PMC (estrous behaviour study)
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Malayan Tapir — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
The malayan tapir is classified as endangered. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
It's documented in 5 protected areas — one reason why protecting these places matters for its conservation.
Based on what we already know about malayan tapir.
