| regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Mammalia | ordo = Perissodactyla | superfamilia = Tapiroidea | familia = Tapiridae | familia_authority = Gray, 1821 | genus = Tapirus | genus_authority = Brünnich, 1772 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text. }} A tapir ("taper", or /təˈpɪər/ "ta-pier")'s a large browsing mammal, roughly pig-like in shape, with a short, prehensile snout. Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South America, Central… (More on Tapir)