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title: "Malayan Tapir"
description: "Tapirus indicus — Mammiferi. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/malayan-tapir
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Malayan Tapir

> Tapirus indicus — Mammiferi. 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.

- Scientific name: *Tapirus indicus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 588
- Wikidata: [Q192710](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192710)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43356](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43356)

## Names

- en: Malayan Tapir
- de: Schabrackentapir
- es: Tapir malayo
- fr: Tapir de Malaisie
- nl: Indische tapir
- pt: Tapir-da-malásia
- pl: Tapir czaprakowy

## Countries with the most observations

MY (96), ID (16), TH (13)

## Summary

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: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayan_tapir

## Photo

![Malayan Tapir](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/malayan-tapir/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199261568

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/malayan-tapir?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).