The Mayalo or Asian Tapir

Its scientific name is that of Tapirus indicus, the family is a mammal Tapiridae families and is an exception because it is the only tapir who does not live in America, the other tapirs live in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and other countries of Central and South American habitat being Asia.

More specifically we find the Malayan tapir throughout Malaysia, hence its name. In the jungles of Sumatra (part of Indonesia), Burma and Thailand.

The physical differences with the other tapir are clear and easy to identify. Half of his body is white the other is dark, usually gray or black. Sometimes we find them with spots, stripes, sometimes with larger spots, but always with that mixture of colors.