Monday, 3 August 2015

马来貘 Tapir

馬來貘学名Tapirus indicus)又叫亚洲貘印度貘,是貘屬下的一個種,屬於奇蹄目貘科馬來貘為中大型哺乳動物,前肢有四趾,後肢有三趾。一般而言,馬來貘體長為1.8至2.2公尺之間,站立高度有90至105公分高,成體一般重量約在230至310公斤之間,最大个体可以达到400公斤;雌性的馬來貘通常比雄性的體型來得大,身體渾圓可愛,皮厚毛硬,全身除中後段有如穿著肚兜、包著尿布的白色體毛外,其牠部位皆呈黑色。小貘出生時,身體有條紋狀的保護色、棕毛。其貌「似豬不是豬、似象不是象」,故也有古書稱之「四不像」[註 1]

tapir (/ˈtpər/ tay-pər or /təˈpɪər/ tə-peer) is a large herbivorous mammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile snout. Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions ofSouth AmericaCentral America, and Southeastern Asia. The five extant species of tapirs are the Brazilian tapir, the Malayan tapir, the Baird's tapir, the kabomani tapir, and themountain tapir. The four species that have been evaluated (the BrazilianMalayanBaird's and mountain tapir) have all been classified as endangered or vulnerable. Their closest relatives are the other odd-toed ungulates, including horses and rhinoceroses.

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