Kabomani tapir

The kabomani tapir (Tapirus kabomani) is the smallest of the five living species of tapir. It was found in the Amazon rainforest. Discovered in 2013, it was the first odd-toed ungulate discovered in over 100 years. The tapir has an estimated weight of only 110 kilograms (240 lb). It has dark-grey to dark-brown hair. Males are smaller than females and females have a light throat patch that extends from chin to neck and up to the base of the ears.

Kabomani Tapir Media

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  South American tapir skull, on display at the Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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  A South American tapir browsing leaves at Pouso Alegre, Transpantaneira, Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil

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  A calf of the South American tapir

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  Young South American tapir at the Dortmund Zoo

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  South American tapir in northern Peru

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  South American tapir heart (Tapirus terrestris)

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  South American tapir performing the Flehmen response