Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Perissodactyla Genus Tapirus | |
Similar Tapirus kabomani, Tapiridae, Mountain tapir, Baird's tapir, South American tapir | ||
Tapirus cristatellus is an extinct species of tapir that once lived in North America. It was a possible ancestors of all tapirs in South America today. It became extinct in the middle of the Pleistocene era.
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