Baird's tapir
| Baird's tapir | |
|---|---|
| Baird's tapir mother and juvenile in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Tapiridae |
| Genus: | Tapirus |
| Species: | T. bairdii |
| Binomial name | |
| Tapirus bairdii (Gill, 1865) | |
| Current distribution in blue, historic distribution in red, uncertain range in yellow | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Tapirella bairdii | |
The Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii), also known as the Central American tapir, is a species of tapir native to Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America. It is the largest of the three species of tapir native to the Americas, as well as the largest native land mammal in both Central and South America.