Tapirus | |
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South American tapir, a type species of Tapirus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Tapiridae |
Genus: | Tapirus Brisson, 1762[1] |
Type species | |
Hippopotamus terrestris (=today is Tapirus terrestris) | |
Species | |
For extinct species, see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
About 12
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Tapirus is a genus of tapir which contains the living tapir species. The Malayan tapir is usually included in Tapirus as well, although some authorities have moved it into its own genus, Acrocodia.[2]