# Moss Tapir

Its nose works like a short trunk. It finds fruit in the dark by smell alone.

Character · Fictionalized · Established

Stable ID: `starlight-tapir` · Revision 1 · Updated 2026-10-30

Context: [Starlight Menagerie](/field-guide/collections/starlight-menagerie/)

[Web page](/field-guide/entities/starlight-tapir/) · [JSON record](/field-guide/entities/starlight-tapir/record.json)

## At a glance

- The classic black and white saddle survived the trip. New on Thallo: a pair of glowing green fronds on the brow, so the herd can find each other in the undergrowth.

- Leaves Seven alone until he comes within about 13 metres. Then it charges. A hit takes 10 points off a 100-point shield.

- Home: Thallo IV.

## Appearances

- [Starlight Menagerie encyclopedia](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/encyclopedia.html) (context: [Starlight Menagerie](/field-guide/collections/starlight-menagerie/))

- [The creatures](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/creatures.html): Named in this published page.

- [The map of Doorly Orbital](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/map.html): Named in this published page.

## Dated changes

- 2026-10-30: Added from the named source to the Field Guide.

## Open questions

- Inspired by Tapir; the guide describes its game depiction.

## Sources

- [Starlight Menagerie encyclopedia](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/encyclopedia.html)

## Reference library

### Scene

![Moss Tapir in the Starlight Menagerie.](/gamelab/assets/starlight-menagerie/creatures/tapir-three.webp)

Moss Tapir in the Starlight Menagerie.

[Download original](/gamelab/assets/starlight-menagerie/creatures/tapir-three.webp) · [Starlight Menagerie encyclopedia](/gamelab/starlight-menagerie/encyclopedia.html) · v1 · SHA-256: `cd04cb9ddff1e5e2dadec187c48772ce981276e534484b90ccb521fba23de5cd`