Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae

Full reference: M. J. Brisson. 1762. Regnum Animale in classes IX distributum, sive synopsis methodica, Ed. 2

Parent taxon: Tapiridae according to M. W. Colbert 2005

Sister taxa: Colodon, Dilophodon, Heteraletes, Miotapirus, Nexuotapirus, Palaeotapirus, Paratapirus, Plesiocolopirus, Plesiotapirus, Protapirus, Selenolophodon, Tapiravus, Tapirella, Teleolophus

Subtaxa: Tapirus (Helicotapirus), Tapirus (Megatapirus), Tapirus (Tapiralum), Tapirus bairdii, Tapirus californicus, Tapirus indicus, Tapirus johnsoni, Tapirus merriami, Tapirus mesopotamicus, Tapirus pinchaque, Tapirus polkensis, Tapirus sanyuanensis, Tapirus simpsoni, Tapirus sinensis, Tapirus terrestris, Tapirus webbi

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Type: Elasmognathus bairdii

Ecology: amphibious browser