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Ungulates (Hoofed animals) (7)
Tapiridae (Tapirs) (1)
Tapiridae (Tapirs)
Tapirus indicus
Desmarest, 1819
Malayan Tapir
Tapiridae (Tapirs)
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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Ecology Asia
Singapore Biodiversity Records
Malayan tapir at Changi North
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