Tapiridae Author Don E. Wilson Author Russell A. Mittermeier text 2011 2011-08-31 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 2 Hoofed Mammals 182 204 book chapter 3336 10.5281/zenodo.5721161 d49c093c-d189-4593-ad9c-e2d4036ea128 978-84-96553-77-4 5721161 Family TAPIRIDAE (TAPIRS) • [Large mammals with rounded back and hindquarters, tapering forequarters and nose, short, muscular legs, dark color, thick skin, and bristly, scattered hairs. • 180-300 cm. • Indo-Malayan and Neotropical Regions. • Tropical and subtropical montane, lowland moist, swamp, and cloud forests, paramos, seasonally moist grassland, and savanna; strongly associated with water and riparian environments. • 1 genus, 4 species, 7 taxa. • 3 species Endangered, 1 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.