Until recently, the world as we know it harbored 4 extant species of tapir: 3 in Central/South American and 1 in Asia. Now, scientists have upped the grand total to 5 with the discovery of Tapirus kabomani in the grasslands and forests of Columbia and Brazil.
Read more at the link at Sci-News:
http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-tapirus-kabomani-new-species-tapir-01625.html
