What type of mammals are tapirs?
Q: What type of mammals are tapirs?
A: Tapirs are odd-toed ungulate mammals.
Q: What is the family name of tapirs?
A: Tapirs belong to the family Tapiridae.
Q: How many living genera of tapir are there?
A: There is only one living genus of tapir, which is Tapirus.
Q: When did the first tapirids appear?
A: The first tapirids appeared in the Eocene epoch.
Q: When did tapirs look similar to the present-day species?
A: Tapirs looked similar to the present-day species by the Oligocene.
Q: Were tapirs ever spread across the Northern Hemisphere?
A: Yes, for much of their history, tapirs were spread across the Northern Hemisphere.
Q: When did tapirs become extinct?
A: Tapirs became extinct as recently as 10,000 years ago.
