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Classification
Mammal
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Diet
Omnivore
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Lifespan
25–30 years
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Weight
250–320 kg
Population Trend
📉Decreasing
Description
The Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus) is a mammal indigenous to Malaysia. It inhabits tropical lowland and hill forests of peninsular malaysia and sumatra.
Habitat
🌿 tropical lowland and hill forests of peninsular malaysia and sumatra
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Perissodactyla
Family
Tapiridae
Genus
Tapirus
Fun Facts
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Adults have a distinctive black-and-white coloration — the white 'saddle' pattern helps camouflage them as a large rock in moonlit forests
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They are the largest of the four tapir species and the only Old World tapir, with adults weighing 250–320 kg
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Listed as Endangered due to habitat fragmentation from palm oil plantations and road networks
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The Malayan tapir appears on the logo of the Malaysian Nature Society and features in regional folk art
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They have a flexible, prehensile snout used like a short trunk to pluck leaves and fruit from branches