Yangon Zoological Gardens
Wildlife • Conservation • Education
Open Daily • 8 am to 5 pm
30 years
Herbivore - leaves, shoots, fruits, aquatic plants
Tropical rainforests, peat swamp forests, montane forests, and along rivers or wetlands across Southeast Asia.
Southern Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.
Tapirs have a black coloration on the front part of their body and their back legs, while the middle section is white. The edges of their ears are fringed with white fur. Their feet have four hoofed toes on the front and three on the back
Malayan Tapir are classified as Endangered by the IUCN Red List