The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), also called the Asian tapir, is the largest of the five species of tapir and the only one native to Asia. The scientific name refers to the East Indies, the species' natural habitat. In the Malay language, the tapir is commonly referred to as cipan, tenuk or badak tampung. From the map below shows that no clear information on tapir distribution in Peninsular Malaysia.

 

Vernacular Names

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• Azerbaijani: Yəhərli tapir
• Bavarian: Schabraackentapir
• Breton: Tapir Azia
• Bulgarian: Малайски тапир
• Burmese: ကြံ့သူတော်
• Catalan, Valencian: Petrell carablanc · Tapir asiàtic
• Chinese: 馬來貘
• Czech: Tapír indický
• Danish: Skaberaktapir
• Dutch: Indische tapir · Sjabraktapir;indische Tapir
• English: Asian tapir · Asiatic tapir · Indian tapir · Malay Tapir · Malayan Tapir · Malayan Tapir;asiatic Tapir;malaysian Tapir
• Estonian: Aasia taapir
• Finnish: Intiantapiiri
• French: Océanite frégate · Tapir ? Chabraque · Tapir ? Dos Blanc · Tapir à chabraque · Tapir à dos blanc · Tapir de l'inde · Tapir de Malaisie · Tapir malais
• German: Schabrackentapir
• Hebrew (modern): טפיר אסייתי
• Hungarian: Ázsiai tapír
• Icelandic: Káputapír
• Indonesian: Tapir Asia
• Italian: Tapiro dalla gualdrappa
• Japanese: マレーバク
• Javanese: Tapir Asia
• Korean: 말레이맥
• Latvian: Āzijas tapīrs
• Lithuanian: Baltaliemenis tapyras
• Malay: Tenuk Malaysia
• Norwegian: Skaberakktapir
• Polish: Tapir malajski
• Portuguese: Tapir da malásia
• Russian: малайский · Тапир чепрачный · Чепрачный тапир
• Serbian: Малајски тапир
• Spanish: Paíño pechialbo · Tapir de la india · Tapir malayo
• Spanish, Castilian: Tapir De La India
• Swedish: Schabraktapir
• Thai: สมเสร็จไทย
• Turkish: Hint tapiri
• Ukrainian: Тапір чепрачний · Чепрачний тапір
• Vietnamese: Lợn vòi