... hypocone. Some forms are without hypocone, such as Tapirus sanyuanensis, some have a very faint hypocone, such as Tapirus indicus; although most of them show a developed ... lineages can be tentatively proposed: one is the Tapirus peii–Tapirus sinensis–Megatapirus augustus progression; the other is the ... formes n'ont pas d'hypocône telles que Tapirus sanyuanensis d'autres ont un hypocône très faiblement ... peuvent être proposées : l'une représentant la progression Tapirus peii–Tapirus sinensis–Megatapirus augustus l'autre étant ...
Tópico(s): Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies
2005 - Elsevier BV | Geobios
Fernando Antonio Sedor, POLLYANA A. BORN, Fabio Martins Santos,
Notifica-se a primeira ocorrência de Scelidodon e Tapirus para a mastofauna pleistocênica paranaense. O material é ... está inserida a série molariforme completa. O gênero Tapirus está representado por um fragmento do dentário direito, ... no Brasil. ABSTRACT Two Pleistocene mammals, Scelidodon and Tapirus, are reported at Paraná State, Southern Brazil for ... dentary with a complete molariform teeth series, and Tapirus sp. is represented by a fragment of the ... Brésil, de deux mammifères du pléistocène, Scelidodon et Tapirus. Les exemplaires provienent des cavernes calcaires de Gramados, ...
Tópico(s): Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
2004 - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANÁ | Acta Biológica Paranaense
Nikolaï Spassov, Léonard Ginsburg,
A new species of Tapiridae, Tapirus balkanicus, is etablished for new material of the Bulgarian Upper Miocene. The comparison with other Neogene tapirids leads us to consider ... relations. A new subgenus, Meyeriscus, is created for Tapirus pannonicus, the most evolved European tapirid. Une nouvelle espèce de tapir est décrite, Tapirus balkanicus du Miocène supérieur de Bulgarie. La comparaison avec les espèces européennes du Miocène moyen (Tapirus teilen) au Villafranchien (Tapirus arvernensis) amènent à privilégier ...
Tópico(s): Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
1999 - Elsevier BV | Annales de Paléontologie
Jamie A. MacLaren, Sandra Nauwelaerts,
... the substrate. The manus of the tapir (Perissodactyla: Tapirus) is unique within modern perissodactyls, as it retains ... the manus morphology of four modern tapir species (Tapirus indicus, Tapirus bairdii, Tapirus pinchaque, and Tapirus terrestris) using a geometric morphometric approach. Autopodial bones ...
Tópico(s): Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
2017 - Wiley | Journal of Morphology
Andrés Link, Anthony Di Fiore, Nelson Galvis, Erin Fleming,
... patterns of mineral lick use by lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) and paca (Cuniculus paca) at the Tiputini ... of mineral-lick monitoring, we found that both Tapirus terrestris and Cuniculus paca visit the licks frequently ... Patrones de visita a saladeros por el tapir (Tapirus terrestris) y la paca (Cuniculus paca) en la ... temporales de visita a saladeros por el tapir (Tapirus terrestris) y la paca (Cuniculus paca) en la ... muestreo de los saladeros, se encontro que tanto Tapirus terrestris como Cuniculus paca visitan los saladeros frecuentemente ...
Tópico(s): Urban Green Space and Health
2012 - SAREM | Mastozoología neotropical
Sergio E. Bermúdez, María L. Félix, Lillian Domínguez A., Nathaniel Kadoch, Sebastián Muñoz‐Leal, José M. Venzal,
... out in questing Ixodes cf. boliviensis and Ixodes tapirus from Talamanca Mountains, Panama, using specific primers, sequencing ... Chiriquensis. Phylogenetic analyses for the microorganisms in I. tapirus revealed an undescribed Rickettsia sp., tentatively designated Rickettsia ... are needed focusing on the role of I. tapirus and I. cf. boliviensis as vectors, and the ...
Tópico(s): Viral Infections and Vectors
2021 - Elsevier BV | Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
Jamie A. MacLaren, Richard C. Hulbert, Steven C. Wallace, Sandra Nauwelaerts,
The limb skeleton of tapirs (Perissodactyla: Tapirus spp.) was traditionally thought to exhibit morphological variation only as a result of changes in body size. Here, we test whether forelimb variation exhibited by Tapirus is solely an artefact of size fluctuations through ... investigated the forelimb osteology of 12 species of Tapirus using three-dimensional geometric morphometrics on laser surface ...
Tópico(s): Morphological variations and asymmetry
2018 - Oxford University Press | Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
Dmitry A. Apanaskevich, Lillian Domínguez, Sugeys Torres, Juan Bernal, Víctor M. Montenegro, Sergio E. Bermúdez,
The male of Ixodes tapirus Kohls, 1956 (Acari: Ixodidae) is described for the first time and the female is redescribed in greater detail. Adults of I. tapirus are similar to those of Ixodes guatemalensis Kohls, ... and shape of the auriculae. Adults of I. tapirus were collected from tapirs and vegetation in the ...
Tópico(s): Viral Infections and Vectors
2017 - Springer Science+Business Media | Systematic Parasitology
S. Rocío Moyano, Norberto P. Giannini,
... of the skull in two representative tapir species, Tapirus terrestris and Tapirus indicus, and to explore possible functional consequences of ... and they shared 47.83% of allometric trends. Tapirus indicus differed most significantly from T. terrestris in ...
Tópico(s): Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
2017 - Wiley | Journal of Anatomy

Germán Mariano Gasparini, Elizete Celestino Holanda, Hermínio Ismael de Araújo‐Júnior, Leonardo dos Santos Ávilla,
... Tocantins (northern Brazil), three isolated deciduous teeth of Tapirus were recovered. Those fossils come from a sedimentary ... aims to present a new locality of fossil Tapirus from northern Brazil, describe for the first time deciduous fossil teeth for South American Tapirus and evaluate the taphonomic aspects of those fossils. ...
Tópico(s): Primate Behavior and Ecology
2015 - Taylor & Francis | Historical Biology
... and climatic variables. A population of extant tapirs ( Tapirus bairdii ) demonstrates low δ 13 C variation (∼2– ... instead reflecting seasonal variation. Extant tapir ( T. bairdii , Tapirus pinchaque , Tapirus terrestris ) δ 18 O values are constrained by ... of T. bairdii decrease with decreasing precipitation frequency. Tapirus terrestris is typically present in areas with greater ...
Tópico(s): Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
2011 - Wiley | Biotropica

Elizete Celestino Holanda, Jorge Ferigolo, Ana María Ribeiro,
A new species of Tapirus (Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) is described from the upper Pleistocene of the Rio Madeira Formation in Araras, Nova Mamoré Municipality, Rondonia State, Brazil. Tapirus rondoniensis sp. nov. is represented by a nearly ... from those of extant and fossil species of Tapirus described from South America. It is diagnosed mainly ...
Tópico(s): Primate Behavior and Ecology
2011 - Oxford University Press | Journal of Mammalogy
Richard C. Hulbert, Steven C. Wallace, Walter E. Klippel, Paul W. Parmalee,
... a reassignment of “Tapiravus” polkensis to the genus Tapirus , and demonstrates that the geologic age of the ... younger than previously thought, Hemphillian rather than Barstovian. Tapirus polkensis is the smallest known North American Tapirus , and smaller than any of the extant species ...
Tópico(s): Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
2009 - Cambridge University Press | Journal of Paleontology
Brenda S. Ferrero, Jorge I. Noriega,
... species. The phylogenetic relationships of this new taxon, Tapirus mesopotamicus sp. nov., are revealed by cladistic character ... Miotapirus, Paratapirus, and Plesiotapirus, five North American paleospecies Tapirus veroensis, T. haysii, T. johnsoni, T. webbi, and ... and all the living species of the genus Tapirus (T. terrestris, T. pinchaque, T. bairdii, and T. indicus). Tapirus mesopotamicus sp. nov is diagnosed by having a ...
Tópico(s): Primate Behavior and Ecology
2007 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Claude Guérin, Véra Eisenmann,
... definies dans le Miocene superieur d'Europe occidentale: Tapirus priscus, T. antiquus et Tapiriscus pannonicus. L'etude de presque tous les restes connus de Tapirus priscus Kaup nous permet de redefinir cette espece ... gisements d'Europe occidentale. Bien que toujours rare, Tapirus priscus est une forme caracteristique du Vallesien; ses ... etre issu du T. telleri du Miocene moyen. Tapirus antiquus Kaup n'est connu que par deux ...
Tópico(s): Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
1994 - Elsevier BV | Geobios
Yuttamol Muangkram, Worawidh Wajjwalku, Chaleow Salakij, Nongnid Kaolim, Boripat Siriaroonrut, Sumate Kamolnorranath, Wanlaya Tipkantha, Umaporn Maikaew, W. Kelley Thomas, Kanda Polsrila, K Dong sa-ard, S Sananu, Anuwat Wattananorrasate,
... to determine the origin of captive Asian tapirs Tapirus indicus: implications for conservation Yuttamol Muangkram1,2, Worawidh ... com ABSTRACT: Populations of the Endangered Asian tapir Tapirus indicus in Thailand have been severely fragmented and ... to determine the origin of captive Asian tapirs Tapirus indicus: implications for conservation. Endang Species Res 21: ...
Tópico(s): Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
2013 - Inter-Research | Endangered Species Research
Edgar G. Gutiérrez, Jorge Ortega, Avery M. Savoie, J. Antonio Baeza,
... adaptive evolution on mitochondrial protein coding genes in Tapirus pinchaque and other odd-toed ungulates inhabiting high- ... phylomitogenomic analysis supports the monophyly of the genus Tapirus and families in the Perissodactyla. The ratio of ...
Tópico(s): Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
2023 - BioMed Central | BMC Genomics

Ariana Pignaton Gnocchi, Ana Carolina Srbek‐Araujo,
... of Common Vampire Bat feeding on Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in a protected area located in the ... the first documented attack of Desmodus rotundus on Tapirus terrestris in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and one ...
Tópico(s): Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
2017 - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de SP | Biota Neopropica/Biota Neotropica

Átilla Colombo Ferreguetti, Walfrido Moraes Tomás, Helena Godoy Bergallo,
The lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris, Linnaeus 1758) is one of the surviving members of the Neotropical megafauna. In Brazil, lowland tapirs are considered ... and conservation of lowland tapirs. A anta brasileira (Tapirus terrestris, Linnaeus 1758) é considerada uma das espécies ...
Tópico(s): Primate Behavior and Ecology
2017 - Oxford University Press | Journal of Mammalogy
Elisa Sandoval‐Serés, Rafael Reyna‐Hurtado, Marcos Briceño-Méndez, Ruth De La Cerda-Vega,
... is the case of the Central American Tapir (Tapirus bairdii). These water holes locally named "aguadas" are ... abundance and the use of these "aguadas" by Tapirus bairdii in two sites with different conditions: the ...
Tópico(s): Fish Ecology and Management Studies
2016 - Asociacion Mexicana de Mastozoología A.C. | Therya
Manuel Ruiz‐García, Catalina Vásquez, Sergio Sandoval, Franz Kaston, Kelly Luengas-Villamil, Joseph Mark Shostell,
... mitochondrial cytochrome b gene of 141 lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) - representing the largest geographical distribution sample of ... against of the claims of Cozzuol et al. Tapirus kabomani should be not considered as a full ...
Tópico(s): Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
2015 - Taylor & Francis | Mitochondrial DNA Part A
Iván Lira-Torres, Miguel Briones‐Salas, Gerardo Sánchez‐Rojas,
Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) is endangered primarily because of habitat loss and fragmentation, and overhunting throughout its distribution range. One of the ... preferences and activity patterns of Baird´s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) in the Chimalapas forest, Oaxaca, Mexico, through ...
Tópico(s): Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
2014 - Vicerractoría Investigación | Revista de Biología Tropical
Changzhu Jin, Yuan Wang, Chenglong Deng, Terry Harrison, Dagong Qin, Wenshi Pan, Yingqi Zhang, Min Zhu, Yaling Yan,
... licenti, Ailuropoda microta, Sinomastodon jiangnanensis, Stegodon huananensis and Tapirus sanyuanensis). The middle stage (1.8–1.2 ... the appearance of Ailuropoda wulingshanensis, Cuon antiquus, and Tapirus sinensis. The late stage (1.2–0.8 ... typical taxa, such as G. blacki, Ailuropoda and Tapirus, and the successive turnover of representative species, such ...
Tópico(s): Primate Behavior and Ecology
2014 - Elsevier BV | Quaternary International
Boyd K. Simpson, M. N. Shukor, David Magintan,
... selection of food plants by captive Malayan tapirs (Tapirus indicus) was undertaken in a 30 hectare natural ... the generalist, but selective browsing nature of the Tapirus species in general.
Tópico(s): Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
2013 - American Institute of Physics | AIP conference proceedings

Igor da Cunha Lima Acosta, Andréa Pereira da Costa, Pablo Henrique Nunes, Maria Fernanda Naegeli Gondim, Andressa Gatti, João Luiz Rossi, Solange María Gennari, Arlei Marcili,
The Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) is the largest Brazilian mammal and despite being distributed in various Brazilian biomes, it is seriously endangered in ... as a separate species. The isolated trypanosomes from Tapirus terrestris are a new species, Trypanosoma terrestris sp. ...
Tópico(s): Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
2013 - BioMed Central | Parasites & Vectors
Claude Guérin, Εvangelia Tsoukala,
... In association with this species occur the Tapir Tapirus arvernensis arvernensis Croizet & Jobert, 1828, the Rhinocerotidae Dicerorhinus ... Ruscinian and Villafranchian species from the same families: Tapirus arvernensis Croizet & Jobert, 1828 and T. jeanpiveteaui Boeuf, ... Major, 1881 for the boar. The association of Tapirus arvernensis arvernensis, Dicerorhinus jeanvireti and Sus arvernensis arvernensis ...
Tópico(s): Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
2013 - Muséum national d'histoire naturelle | Geodiversitas

Elizete Celestino Holanda, Brenda S. Ferrero,
The record of the genus Tapirus in South America is associated with the faunistic events of the Great American Biotic Interchange (GABI). The taxon is considered an ... allowed us to consider valid seven fossil species : Tapirus tarijensis, T. cristatellus, T. greslebini, T. rioplatensis, T. ...
Tópico(s): Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
2012 - Springer Science+Business Media | Journal of Mammalian Evolution
Miguel A. Padilla, Robert C. Dowler, Craig C. Downer,
Tapirus pinchaque (Roulin, 1829), the mountain tapir, is considered the smallest and least specialized of the 4 species of Tapirus. It is restricted to parts of temperate areas ...
Tópico(s): Evolution and Paleontology Studies
2010 - Oxford University Press | Mammalian Species
Benoı̂t de Thoisy, Anders Gonçalves da Silva, Manuel Ruiz‐García, Andrés Galarza Tapia, Oswaldo Ramirez, Margarita Arana, Viviana Quse, César Paz‐y‐Miño, Mathias W. Tobler, Carlos Pedraza, Anne Lavergne,
... studies have examined large, widespread species. Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrrestris, Perissodactyla, Tapiridae) is the largest Neotropical herbivore ... A Pleistocene diversification is inferred for the genus Tapirus from the fossil record, but only two species ...
Tópico(s): Genetic diversity and population structure
2010 - Springer Science+Business Media | BMC Evolutionary Biology
Earl of Cranbrook, Philip J. Piper,
Abstract The Malay tapir, Tapirus indicus Desmarest 1819, currently has a patchy distribution that covers parts of Myanmar, southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and the island ... Borneo tended to be slightly smaller than extant Tapirus indicus of Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra, but taxonomically ...
Tópico(s): Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
2009 - Wiley | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology