Tapirus indicus

A. G. Desmarest, 1819

Malayan Tapir

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Perissodactyla
Suborder : Ceratomorpha
Family : Tapiridae
Genus : Tapirus
Subgenus : Acrocodia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Desmarest, A.G. 1819. TAPIR, Tapirus. Pp. 451–458 in Anonymous. (eds.). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. Nouvelle Édition. Tome XXXII. Deterville, Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, 595 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19504327

Original name as described

Tapirus indicus

Other common names

Asian Tapir · Indian Tapir · Malay Tapir

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Malaysia, Malay Peninsula.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Myanmar · Thailand · Malaysia · Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

genus transfered from Tapirus to Acrocodia by Groves & Grubb 2011 but is retained as Tapirus here; for additional information regarding the MDD's decision to not follow the Groves & Grubb 2011 Ungulate Taxonomy, see 'Subjective decisions' on the 'About' tab

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006117

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Tapirus indicus

A. G. Desmarest, 1819

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

indicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

458

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19504327

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:326, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207793) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21472/45173636) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Tapirus pandanicus

E. Dubois, 1908

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

pandanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RGM.DUB.1458

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RGM.DUB.1458

Authority page

1265

Authority publication

Tijdschrift van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap

Tapirus indicus intermedius

Hooijer, 1947

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RGM.DUB.770.ak

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RGM.DUB.770.ak

Authority page

288

Authority publication

Zoologische Mededelingen

Tapirus indicus var. brevetianus

Kuiper, 1926

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

brevetianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.1378.a, RMNH.MAM.1378.b, RMNH.MAM.1384

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.1378.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.1378.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.1384

Authority page

426

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Tapir indicus

(C. F. Cuvier, 1842)

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

indicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

Tapirus indicus indicus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

indicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Acrocodia indica

(Groves & Grubb, 2011)

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

indica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

20

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Acrocodia indicus

(Mammal Diversity Database, 2018)

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

indicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page

ID #21472

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Hydrochoerus Sumatrensis

(J. E. Gray, 1821)

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

sumatrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

306

Authority publication

London Medical Repository

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Tapirus malayanus

Raffles, 1821

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

malayanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

270

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/755013

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Name usages

  1. Jardine (1836:246, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18064550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39772)
  2. Blyth (1863:135, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534816) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Tapirus bicolor

J. A. Wagner, 1835

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

bicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

400

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42533718

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Tapirus Orientalis

Korth, 1842

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

200

Authority publication

Berlin

Tapirus Sumatranus

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

sumatranus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

184

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729925

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Tapirus orientalis

H. R. Schinz, 1845

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

351

Authority publication

The Hague

Rhinochoerus me

(J. E. Gray, 1868)

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

me

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

885

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29534327

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Rhinochoerus sumatranus

(J. E. Gray, 1868)

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

sumatranus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

884

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29534326

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Rhinochoerus me

(J. E. Gray, 1869)

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

me

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

260

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397179

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Tapirus malajanus

Mohnike, 1883

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

malajanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

419

Authority publication

Münster

Tapirus indicus foss.

Trouessart, 1905

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

fossilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

634

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423515

Authority publication

Berlin

Tapirus indicus brevitanus

Raven, 1935

Family

Tapiridae

Root name

brevitanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

261

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

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