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Tapirus indicusDesmarest, 1819

Malayan Tapir

Kelvin Lim
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Identified By: Kelvin Lim

Basic Information

Classification:
Vertebrata: Mammalia: Perissodactyla (Odd-Toed Hoofed Mammals): Tapiridae (Tapirs)
Residency Status:
Unsure

Biology/Ecology

Ecology:
Species origins indeterminate. Record based on a photograph of a dead individual found in 1986 on Pulau Ubin. An additional sighting was reported from Changi in 2016.

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