Taxonomy of the Equids.

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Taxonomy of the Equids

Order: Perissodactyla History and Evolution Have a backbone Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Perissodactyla Family: Equidae Genus: Equus Specie: several Mammal- give birth to live young, nurse young, have hair, warm blooded Odd toed ungulates- have odd # of toes on rear feet Horses, asses, zebras Horses, ponies

Species Equus caballus True horse Once had several subspecies

Species Equus asinus The true asses and donkeys of northern Africa

Species Equus burchelli Plains Zebra of Africa – “typical” zebra Several Subspecies Wide vertical stripes Thick horizontal stripes on the rump Found in Eastern and Southern Africa

Species Equus grevyi Grevy’s zebra, most horse like zebra Native to Eastern Africa Big Zebra with very narrow vertical stripes & huge ears

Equus zebra Species Mountain Zebra of South Africa Gridiron pattern on rump Dewlap

Species Equus hemionus Several Sub-species: Desert-adapted Onagers of Asia Indian Wild Ass Asian Wild Ass Mongolian Wild Ass Syrian Wild Ass

Species Equus przewalski Oldest living specie of horse Not discovered until 1879 Russian Captain named Nikolai Przewalski Discovered in Mongolia Ancestor of modern horse Cannot be domesticated Characteristically Dun