Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae

Alternative combination: Tapirus haysii californicus

Belongs to Tapirus according to B. H. Slaughter 1966

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

Ecology: amphibious browser

Average measurements (in mm): M1 21.9 x 27.5, M2 25.4 x 30.8, M3 26.3 x 29.5