Malayan tapir: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Malayan tapir lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tapirus indicus
Group	Wild horses, asses & tapirs
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Perissodactyla
Family	Tapiridae

Where does the Malayan tapir live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Malayan tapir in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Malaysia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Malayan tapir endangered?

The Malayan tapir’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Malayan tapir?

The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) is a mammal in the order Perissodactyla and the family Tapiridae, genus Tapirus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Malayan tapir

The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), also called Asian tapir, Asiatic tapir, oriental tapir, Indian tapir, piebald tapir, or black-and-white tapir, is the only living tapir species outside of the Americas. It is native to Southeast Asia from the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra. It has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2008, as the population is estimated to comprise fewer than 2,500 mature individuals.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Malayan tapir (revision 1379964315), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q192710 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).