Tapirus terrestris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tapiroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Ordo: Perissodactyla Subordo: Ceratomorpha Superfamilia: Tapiroidea

Familia: Tapiridae
Genus: Tapirus
Species: Tapirus terrestris
Subspecies: T. t. aenigmaticus – T. t. colombianus – T. t. spegazzinii – T. t. terrestris

Name

Tapirus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type locality: "Habitat in Brasilia", i.e., Brazil, Pernambuco

Synonymy

Hippopotamus terrestris (protonym)

References

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL p. 74 BHL Reference page.
Tapirus terrestris in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Vernacular names

azərbaycanca: Düzənlik tapiri
български: Бразилски тапир
brezhoneg: Tapir Brazil
català: Tapir amazònic
čeština: Tapír americký
dansk: Lavlandstapir
Deutsch: Flachlandtapir
Zazaki: Tapirê Amerika
English: South American Tapir
español: Tapir amazónico
suomi: Amerikantapiiri
français: Tapir du Brésil
עברית: טפיר ברזילאי
magyar: Közönséges tapír
italiano: Tapiro del Sudamerica
日本語: アメリカバク
한국어: 브라질맥
lietuvių: Lyguminis tapyras
latviešu: Brazīlijas tapīrs
Bahasa Melayu: Tenuk Brazil
Nederlands: Laaglandtapir
polski: Tapir anta
português: anta-brasileira
Runa Simi: Pampa sach'awaka
русский: Равнинный тапир
svenska: Låglandstapir
ไทย: สมเสร็จอเมริกาใต้
Türkçe: Amerika tapiri
українська: Тапір бразильський
Tiếng Việt: Heo vòi Nam Mỹ
中文: 南美貘

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