Tapirus terrestris Linnaeus 1758 (Brazilian tapir)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae

Alternative combination: Hippopotamus terrestris

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Tapirus according to E. C. Holanda and B. S. Ferrero 2013

See also Antoine et al. 2002, Colbert 2005, Ferrero and Noriega 2007, Hay 1902, Hooijer 1952, International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1998, Linnaeus 1758, Padilla and Dowler 1994, Slaughter 1966 and Thomas 1911

Sister taxa: Tapirus (Helicotapirus), Tapirus (Megatapirus), Tapirus (Tapiralum), Tapirus antiquus, Tapirus arvernensis, Tapirus bairdii, Tapirus balkanicus, Tapirus californicus, Tapirus cristatellus, Tapirus greslebini, Tapirus indicus, Tapirus johnsoni, Tapirus kabomani, Tapirus merriami, Tapirus mesopotamicus, Tapirus oliverasi, Tapirus pinchaque, Tapirus polkensis, Tapirus priscus, Tapirus rioplatensis, Tapirus rondoniensis, Tapirus sanyuanensis, Tapirus simpsoni, Tapirus sinensis, Tapirus tarijensis, Tapirus webbi

Subtaxa: Tapirus terrestris aenigmaticus Tapirus terrestris colombianus Tapirus terrestris spegazzinii Tapirus terrestris terrestris

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Ecology: amphibious browser

Average measurements (in mm): femur diameter 42.7, humerus diameter 39.2, radius diameter 21.7, tibia diameter 34.0

Estimated body mass: 249.5 kg based on femur diameter, humerus diameter, and tibia diameter

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Bolivia (1 collection), Brazil (12), Colombia (1), Peru (1), Uruguay (3), Venezuela (1)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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