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Tapir

Tapir (Tapirs, large browsing mammals, roughly pig-like in shape, with short, prehensile snouts)

class, taxon, species, Genus
Scientific Name, Rare Terms
"Tapirus", "Tapiridae"
Class
Genus, taxon, species, mammal
Parent Class
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animal, mammal, eukaryote, chordate, Odd-toed ungulate,  …
Types
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Malayan Tapir, Baird's Tapir, Brazilian Tapir, Mountain Tapir, South American Tapir,  …
Wikipedia Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapir
Collective Noun
"herd"
Kingdom
animal
Order
Odd-toed ungulate
Phylum
chordate
Related Websites
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http://www.zoonews.ws/IZN/300/Tapir.html, http://www.andesamazon.org/projects/tapirs.htm, http://savetapirs.org, http://www.tapirday.org, http://www.tapirback.com/tapirgal,  …
Freebase ID
"/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000018f832"
DBPedia URI
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Tapir
Adjective
"tapirine"
Universal Attributes
warm blooded, mammalian
Freebase Primary MID
"/m/01kz1l"
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Tapirs, Tapir Pictures, Tapir Facts - National Geographic
Learn all you wanted to know about tapirs with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/tapir/
Tapir Facts
Tapir Pictures Flying Turtle Zoo. Tapir Family Tree. Tapirs are related to horses and rhinoceroses. There are four species of tapirs and all of them are either endangered or ...
http://www.ftexploring.com/animals/tapir/factstapir.html
About Tapirs - The Tapir Gallery ~ The World of Tapirs
Read the surprising facts! Comparative Placentation Tapir is in the list under "Perissodactyla." Tapirs in Museums We've linked to collection databases.
http://www.tapirback.com/tapirgal/about.htm
Tapir (Tapirus) - Animals - A-Z Animals - Animal Facts ...
The tapir is a large mammal that despite it's pig-like appearance, is believed to be most closely related to horses and rhinos. The tapir is found in moist, dense forests in ...
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/tapir/
15 Cool Facts About Tapirs — Plus Photo Gallery!
Three of the four species of tapir are endangered. The threats facing tapirs include hunting for meat and skin, fragmentation of habitat, and encroachment into protected areas ...
http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/09/25/15-cool-facts-about-tapirs-plus-photo...

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