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.

The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) (otherwise known as Asian tapir) is the only living species of Old World tapir. There are only 4 tapir species around the globe, and this animal is the largest of them. Meanwhile, the Asian tapir is the most evolutionarily distinct tapir in the world.

Malayan tapirs, also known as the Asian tapirs, are one of the five species of tapirs. Well-known for their unique coloring, they are the only tapir species inhabiting Asia.

Malayan tapirs are six to eight feet (1.8-2.4 m) long. They weigh 550-704 pounds (250-320 kg); females are larger than males. They stand three to three and a half feet (90-107 cm) tall. They have a distinctive color pattern – the front and back parts are black and the midsection is …

The Malayan Tapir, also known as the Asian Tapir or the Indian Tapir, is a large mammal found in Southeast Asia. It is easily recognized by its distinctive black and white coloration, with the front half of its body being black and the back half being white.

Like a baby zebra mixed with a baby rhino, but make it Tapir. That we’re the largest of the five tapir species, and the only one native to Asia? That we might look like pigs with a weird nose, but we’re actually related to rhinos and horses?

Malayan tapirs are for­est dwellers that in­habit trop­i­cal ter­res­trial habi­tats. They occur in rain forests, jun­gles, pri­mary forests, sec­ondary forests, ma­ture rub­ber plan­ta­tions, for­est edges, and some­times open fields or cul­ti­vated areas.

The Malayan tapir is a grazer and a browser. The tapir uses its nose like a finger to grab leaves from tree branches or to pick up fruit that has fallen on the forest floor. They feed mostly on grasses, leaves, buds, twigs, aquatic plants and fruits from low shrubs.

These 800 lb. mammals are nearly invisible in the wild. Tapirs are nocturnal, and in a moonlit rainforest the contrasting colors break up its body outline in the dense vegetation and shadows. The tapir’s excellent sense of smell makes up for its poor eyesight.

The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) is a large, herbivorous mammal native to Southeast Asia. It is the largest of the four species of tapirs and is characterized by its unique appearance with a black body and white markings on the face and body.