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Malayan Tapir
Tapirus indicus
Terrestrial habitatBase game
Conservation statusEndangered
Barrier grade2
Minimum height1.25 m
Revealed2026-08-18
- Biome
- RainforestWetlands
- Continent
- Asia
Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus) is a terrestrial habitat animal in Planet Zoo 2, listed for the Rainforest and Wetlands biomes and native to Asia. Its IUCN category in the Zoopedia is "Endangered", and it ships with the base game.
Males reach about 0.95 m in length and 345 kg; females about 1.05 m and 405 kg. Use these figures when sizing viewing areas and shelters before the full habitat requirements are confirmed at launch.
For barriers, the Zoopedia export lists grade 2 with a minimum height of 1.25 m. Water barriers are not accepted for this species. Mixing it with other species means taking the highest grade and height among them; the barrier planner does that for you.
Barrier requirements
2
- Minimum height
- 1.25 m
- Climb-proof needed
- No
- Water barrier allowed
- No
Size & weight
- Length · Male
- 0.95 m
- Length · Female
- 1.05 m
- Weight · Male
- 345 kg
- Weight · Female
- 405 kg
Taxonomy
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Perissodactyla
- Family
- Tapiridae
- Genus
- Tapirus