The horse (Equus ferus caballus ) is a domesticated, odd-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small...
The Domestic donkey is a hoofed mammal in the family Equidae, the same family as the horse. It derives from the African wild ass, Equus africanus, and may be classified either as a subspecies thereof, Equus africanus asinus, or as a separate...
The quagga (Equus quagga quagga) is a subspecies of the Plains zebra that was endemic to South Africa until it was hunted to extinction in the late 19th century by European settler-colonists. Some were taken to zoos in Europe, but breeding programs...
Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii or Equus przewalskii), otherwise known as P-horse, is named after Nikolai Przewalski (pronounced "shuh-val-skee"), a Russian explorer. In 1870, he was the first to discover a subspecies of this horse. As a...
The Plains zebra (Equus quagga, formerly Equus burchellii) is the most common and geographically widespread species of zebra. It is the most recognizable grazing animal on the African continent. Their closest relatives are donkeys and horses. The...
The onager (Equus hemionus) is a species of the family Equidae that is found in Asia. The onager was described and given its binomial name by German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in 1775. Unlike most horses and donkeys, onagers have never been...
The term tarpan (Equus ferus ferus ) refers to free-ranging horses of the Russian steppe from the 18th to the 20th century. It is generally unknown whether those horses represented genuine wild horses, feral domestic horses or hybrids.The last...
The African wild ass (Equus africanus) is a wild member of the horse family, Equidae. This species is thought to be the ancestor of the domestic donkey, which is sometimes placed within the same species.
Grévy's zebras (Equus grevyi) are magnificent and elegant creatures. Although they belong to the horse family, these animals are actually more closely related to the African wild asses. Due to excessive and continuous hunting, they were once...
Mountain zebras (Equus zebra) are African mammals with distinctive black-and-white striped coats. Their dazzling stripes make them among the most recognizable mammals. Mountain zebras are so-called due to their amazing climbing ability, allowing...
The Indian wild ass (Equus hemionus khur ), also called the Indian onager or, in the local Gujarati language, Ghudkhur and Khur, is a subspecies of the onager native to South Asia.It is currently listed as Near Threatened by IUCN. The previous...
The kiang (Equus kiang) is a large graceful wild ass native to the Tibetan Plateau. It is closely related to the onager and has never been domesticated.
Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii ) is a southern subspecies of the plains zebra. It is named after the British explorer and naturalist William John Burchell. Common names include the bontequagga, Damaraland zebra, and Zululand zebra (Gray,...
Grant's zebra (Equus quagga boehmi ) is the smallest of the seven subspecies of the plains zebra. This subspecies represents the zebra form of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem.
The Mongolian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemionus ), also known as Mongolian khulan, is the nominate subspecies of the onager. It is found in southern Mongolia and northern China. It was previously found in eastern Kazakhstan and southern Siberia...
The Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis ) is a subspecies of the African wild ass.It is found in Somalia, the Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea, and the Afar Region of Ethiopia. The legs of the Somali wild ass are striped, resembling those...
The Syrian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemippus ), less commonly known as a hemippe, an achdari, or a Mesopotamian or Syrian onager, is an extinct subspecies of onager native to the Arabian peninsula and surrounding areas. It ranged across present-day...
The Persian onager (Equus hemionus onager ), also called the Persian wild ass or Persian zebra, is a subspecies of onager (Asiatic wild ass) native to Iran. It is listed as Endangered, with no more than 600 individuals left in the wild and only 30...
The Nubian wild ass (Equus africanus africanus ) is the nominate subspecies of African wild ass, and one of the ancestors of the domestic donkey, which was domesticated about 6,000 years ago. It is presumed to be extinct, though two populations...
The Turkmenian kulan (Equus hemionus kulan) is a subspecies of onager (Asiatic wild ass) native to Central Asia. It is one of the largest subspecies of the onagers. The Turkmenian kulan was declared Endangered in 2016.
The Atlas wild ass (Equus africanus atlanticus ), also known as Algerian wild ass, is a purported extinct subspecies of the African wild ass that was once found across North Africa and parts of the Sahara.It was last represented in a villa mural ca....
The Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra) is a subspecies of Mountain zebra that is found in certain mountainous regions of South Africa. It is the smallest of all existing zebra species and also the most geographically restricted.
Chapman's zebra (Equus quagga chapmani) is a subspecies of the Plains zebra, named after its discoverer James Chapman. Like the other subspecies of plains zebra, it is a herbivore and undertakes a migration during the wet season to find fresh...
Hartmann's mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae) is a subspecies of the Mountain zebra found in Africa. It is easily distinguished from other similar zebra species by its dewlap and the lack of stripes on its belly.
Selous' zebra (Equus quagga selousi ) is a subspecies of the plains zebra distributed across southeastern Africa. It is found mostly in Mozambique.
The Maneless zebra (Equus quagga borensis) is a subspecies of the Plains zebra spread over the northern parts of eastern Africa.
The European wild ass (Equus hemionus hydruntinus ) or hydruntine is an extinct equine from the Middle Pleistocene to Late Holocene of Western Eurasia. It appeared first in the fossil record around 350–300,000 years before present. In the late...
Crawshay's zebra (Equus quagga crawshayi) is a subspecies of the Plains zebra.
Equus capensis (E. capensis ) is an extinct species of zebra that lived during the Pleistocene of South Africa. E. capensis was first described from the Cape Town region of South Africa in 1909. E. capensis can be estimated to have grown to about...
Equus stenonis or the Stenon zebra, is an extinct species of equine closely related to modern zebras and asses that inhabited Eurasia in the Pleistocene.The African species Equus koobiforensis and E. oldowayensis are closely related to...
Equus sivalensis is an extinct equid, discovered in the Siwalik hills. Remains date to 2.6 million years ago, and it is assumed that it was extinct during the last ice age, between 75,000 and 10,000 years ago, as part of the late Pleistocene...
Equus namadicus is a prehistoric equid, known from remains dating to the Middle and Late Pleistocene from across the Indian subcontinent, with its last dated records being approximately 29-14,000 years ago. It appears to be closely related to the...
Equus fraternus is an extinct species of Equus, which was native to North America. Specimens of E. fraternus have been found in Florida, Louisiana and Virginia.
