Malayan Tapir
The Malayan tapir (or Tapirus indicus) is a mammal native to the rainforests of Southeast Asia.
The Malayan tapir’s head, shoulders, front legs and back legs are black, and their mid-body and back end is white. It is a heavy-set animal and has a distinctive prehensile proboscis nose.
Malayan tapirs measure between 1.8m and 2.5m in length and weigh between 250kg and 540kg. Females tend to be slightly larger than males and 10% to 20% heavier.
Tapirus indicus
Habitat needs
Space is stored as a minimum plus an amount per additional adult; the game's help adds that juveniles don't count. Plan a mixed habitat in the habitat planner.
Dislikes snow.
Terrain
| Terrain | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | 20% | 50% |
| Sand | 0% | 10% |
| Soil | 30% | 80% |
| Rock | 0% | 20% |
| Waterlogged | 0% | 100% |
Share of the habitat's terrain.
Shares a cohabitation group with 8
South East Asia Rainforest
Cohabitation groups are the game's own sets of species for mixed habitats. Check space, terrain and temperature for a group in the habitat planner.
Barriers with resistance grade 2 or higher 14
- 1-Way Glass grade 2 · $1
- Chain Link grade 2 · $1 · climbable
- Corrugated grade 2 · $1
- Rope Netting grade 2 · $2 · climbable
- Glass grade 3 · $2
- Wire Netting grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Wood Logs grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Acrylic grade 4 · $3
- Steel Mesh grade 4 · $3 · climbable
- Thick Glass grade 4 · $3
- Brick grade 5 · $4
- Concrete grade 5 · $4
- Gabion grade 5 · $4 · climbable
- Electric grade 6 · $0.80
At least 1.25 m high. No water barrier. Grades are the ones the game's barrier tooltips state.
Enrichment it uses 6
- Plant Screen Toy · score 100 · $100
- Rubbing Pillar Toy · score 100 · $100
- Small Ball Toy · score 100 · $100
- Sprinkler Toy · score 100 · $100
- Rubber Chicken Toy · score 50 · $100
- Mud Bath Toy · score 150
Enrichment target: toys 100 + 100 per additional adult; feeders 10 + 10 per additional adult.
Food, life and breeding
- Food
- Hay + Herbivore Pellets
- Food / drink amount
- 5 / 10
- Food cost, grade 1 / 2 / 3
- $323 / $449 / $449
- Feeders
- Food Trough - Small, Food Trough - Medium, Food Trough - Large, Barrel Feeder - Small, Fruit Spike Tree, Hanging Grazer Feeder, Melon Feeder, Wall Feeder - Medium, Wall Feeder - Small, Wall Feeder - Large
- Lifespan
- 25–36 yr
- Mature / prime / old / elderly
- 3 yr / 7 yr / 15 yr / 23 yr
- Gestation / between births
- 1.095 yr / 0.905 yr
- Litter
- 1–1
- Fertility
- 0.4
- Mating system
- Monogamous
- Breeds in
- Summer
- Dominance
- None
- Ecosystem roles
- Grazers, Terrestrial Seed Dispersers, Medium Prey
- Wild population
- 2,500
- Guests flee if it escapes
- Yes
Malayan tapirs are often solitary but may also be found in monogamous pairs with their young offspring or in temporary feeding groups. They are tolerant of other individuals.
Overview
- Scientific name
- Tapirus indicus
- Class
- Mammalia
- Conservation status
- Endangered
- Biome
- Wetlands, Tropical
- Continent
- Asia
- Cohabitation groups
- South East Asia Rainforest
- Content
- Base game