Brazilian Tapir

Tapirus terrestris

Brazilian tapirs are difficult to distinguish from their close relatives, Baird's tapirs.

The above picture was taken at Melbourne zoo, in May 2000.

Family Tapiridae
Order Perissodactyla
Subclass Eutheria
Class Mammalia
Subphylum Vertebrata
Phylum Chordata
Kingdom Animalia
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