Giant tapir

The giant tapir (Tapirus augustus)[3][4][5] is an extinct species of tapir that lived in southern China, with reports suggesting it also lived in Taiwan,[6] Java, Vietnam, and potentially on Borneo.[7] Evidence suggests that the species first appeared in the Early Pleistocene and possibly survived until the early Holocene.[2][1] It was larger on average than modern tapirs, estimations range from 2.1 metres (6.9 ft) long and 0.9 metres (3.0 ft) tall at the shoulders to 3.5 metres (11 ft) long, and 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) metres tall at the shoulders. It may have weighed up to 500 kilograms (1,100 lb). The species was also placed in its own genus of Megatapirus, however, it is now conventionally placed within Tapirus.[3][1]

Giant tapir Temporal range: Early Pleistocene to early Holocene[1][2]
fossil skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Tapiridae
Genus:	Tapirus
Species:	T. augustus
Binomial name
Tapirus augustus Matthew & Granger, 1923
Synonyms
Megatapirus augustus (Matthew & Granger, 1923)

A restoration of Tapirus augustus