Editing Perissodactyla (section)

==Distribution==
[[File:Indian Rhino 001.jpg|thumb|Restriction of their habitat and poaching threaten the survival of most rhino species, including the [[Indian rhinoceros]] shown here]]
Most extant perissodactyl species occupy a small fraction of their original range. Members of this group are now found only in Central and South America, eastern and southern Africa, and central, southern, and southeastern Asia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Perissodactyl {{!}} Definition, Characteristics, Species, Examples, Habitat, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/animal/perissodactyl |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> During the peak of odd-toed ungulate existence, from the [[Eocene]] to the [[Oligocene]], perissodactyls were distributed over much of the globe, the major exceptions being Australia and Antarctica. Horses and tapirs [[Great American Interchange|arrived in South America]] after the formation of the [[Isthmus of Panama]] around 3 million years ago in the [[Pliocene]]. Their North American counterparts died out around 10,000 years ago, leaving only [[Baird's tapir]] with a range extending to what is now southern Mexico. The [[Tarpan|tarpans]] were pushed to extinction in 19th century Europe. Hunting and [[habitat destruction]] have reduced the surviving perissodactyl species to fragmented populations. In contrast, domesticated horses and donkeys have gained a worldwide distribution, and feral animals of both species are now also found in regions outside their original range, such as in Australia.