- (/ˈteɪpər/ TAY-pər) are large,
herbivorous mammals belonging to the
family Tapiridae. They are
similar in
shape to a pig, with a short,
prehensile nose trunk...
- and
Tapiridae, and Hippomorpha,
containing the
family Equidae.
Rhinocerotidae contains five
species of
rhinoceroses split into four genera,
Tapiridae contains...
-
years ago, and were
present in
North America and Asia
during the Eocene.
Tapiridae first appeared during the
early Oligocene in Europe, and are
thought to...
- (2016-03-01). "Mitogenomics of the
mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque,
Tapiridae, Perissodactyla, Mammalia) in
Colombia and Ecuador:
Phylogeography and...
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Equidae (horses, ****es, and zebras),
Rhinocerotidae (rhinoceroses), and
Tapiridae (tapirs). They
typically have
reduced the weight-bearing toes to three...
- ungulates)
Hippomorpha Equidae: Horses, ****es and
zebras Ceratomorpha Tapiridae:
Tapirs Rhinocerotidae:
Rhinoceroses Artiodactyla (= Cetartiodactyla)...
- Padilla, Miguel; et al. (2010). "Tapirus
pinchaque (Perissodactyla:
Tapiridae)" (PDF).
Mammalian Species. 42 (1): 166–182. doi:10.1644/863.1. S2CID 33277260...
- (2016-03-01). "Mitogenomics of the
mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque,
Tapiridae, Perissodactyla, Mammalia) in
Colombia and Ecuador:
Phylogeography and...
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alternative classifications,
Helaletidae is
treated as a
subfamily within the
Tapiridae, the Helaletinae.
Members of the
family are
defined by
having less bilophodont...
- Ferrero, B.S. (2012). "Reappraisal of the
Genus Tapirus (Perissodactyla,
Tapiridae):
Systematics and
Phylogenetic Affinities of the
South American Tapirs"...
