Endangered
Malayan Tapir
Tapirus indicus
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About
The Malayan tapir is the largest of the four tapir species and the only one found in Asia. They have a distinctive black and white pattern that helps them camouflage in the dappled light of the forest.
Habitat
Rainforests of Southeast Asia
Diet
Herbivorous - leaves, shoots, fruits, and aquatic plants
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Fun Facts
- Tapirs are excellent swimmers and often cool off in water.
- Their closest living relatives are horses and rhinoceroses.
- Malayan tapirs have a long, flexible nose that they use to grab food.
Conservation
StatusEndangered
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