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TAPIRUS KABOMANI [1 record]

Record 1 2014-01-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Weighing in at about 240 pounds, the Kabomani tapir is a third the size of its closest relative, the Brazilian tapir (which averages more than 700 pounds). The new tapir also sports darker hair, hence the locals’ nickname for it: “little black tapir.”

OBS

A mammal of the family Tapiridae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Mammifère de la famille des Tapiridae.

Spanish

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