Tapir Size
Size of Tapir
| Weight | 150-300kg (330-700lbs) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | Between 29 and 42 inches from the shoulder. | ||
| Lifespan | 20 to 30 years | ||
| Maximum speed | 30 mph | ||
The Tapir is a member of the chordata, It is a mammal that raises the next generation with female breast milk. In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Mammalia, and it belongs to the order Perissodactyla.
The Tapir belonged to the family Tapiridae, mainly distributed in Asia, South-America. They like to live in grasslands, swamps, mountains and forests., and solitary is their life style.Their skin type is hair, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly brown, grey, red, black, white. it likes to eat leaves, grasses and other plants. the most. Their main predators are crocodiles, jaguars, tigers, cougars and other wild cats..It is currently estimated that there are Between 3,000 and 4,500 depending upon the species.
The most distinctive feature of Tapir is elongated snout and upper lip that is reminiscent of an aardvark’s nose.. If we use one sentence to describe the Tapir, it is "Most closely related to horses and rhinos!".
