Lowland tapir
Tapirus terrestris
49 cm
Penis length, 'from the bulbourethral gland to the tip of the glans' as reported in a species account; number of animals, state and original source not stated
Writing in 1831, Richard Owen described the American tapir's penis only as 'of great length'. A later species account gives 49 cm, from the bulbourethral gland to the tip.
Margin note: Owen got the ruler out for the caecum, but not for this.
Sources
- Padilla M., Dowler R.C. (1994) Tapirus terrestris. Mammalian Species 481:1–8. American Society of Mammalogists doi:10.2307/3504109
- Owen R. (1831) [Notes on the anatomy of the American Tapir, Tapir americanus]. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1:162–164 (meeting of 13 Dec. 1831) link
- Lilia K., Rosnina Y., Abd Wahid H., Zahari Z.Z., Abraham M. (2010) Gross anatomy and ultrasonographic images of the reproductive system of the Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus). Anat. Histol. Embryol. 39(6):569–575 doi:10.1111/j.1439-0264.2010.01030.x
- Parker W.N. (1882) On some points in the anatomy of the Indian tapir (Tapirus indicus). Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1882:768–777 doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1883.tb02796.x
Drawn from
- Parker 1882, Fig. 4 (p. 773): Upper surface of penis of a young Indian tapir, one half natural size: Distal part only, from above: conical glans and the fold behind it. Different species and an immature animal.
- Wikimedia Commons, 'Tapir male walks away dragging penis.jpg' (Erik Terdal, 2013, CC BY-SA 2.0): Live male with the penis extended to the ground: overall length relative to the legs, pink colour, enlarged blunt tip. Species not stated on the file page; no scale.