Crawshay's zebra, Equus quagga crawshayi.Burchell's zebra, Equus quagga burchellii (includes Damara zebra).Zebra populations vary a great deal, and the relationships between and the taxonomic status of several of the subspecies are well known. The other zebra species are the plains zebra, Equus quagga, and Grevy's zebra, Equus grevyi. Thus, two distinct species of mountain zebra are commonly recognized today. Bell investigated the taxonomy of the genus Equus, subgenus Hippotigris, and concluded that the Cape mountain zebra and Hartmann's mountain zebra are totally distinct, and suggested that the two taxa are better classified as separate species, Equus zebra and Equus hartmannae. Prior to 2004, it was held that there were three extant species, with the Cape mountain zebra ( Equus zebra zebra) and Hartmann's mountain zebra ( Equus zebra harmannea) generally treated as subspecies of one mountain zebra species. In certain regions of Kenya, the plains zebras and Grevy's zebras coexist.Ĭhapman's zebras (subspecies of the plains zebra) grazing in the Kruger National Park in South Africa.Ĭurrently, four extant species of zebras, as well as several subspecies, have been delineated. In many respects, it is more akin to the asses ( Asinus), while the other zebras are more closely related to the horses (Equus). The plains zebra and the two species of mountain zebras belong to Hippotigris, but the Grevy's zebra is the sole species of Dolichohippus. All extant members of the family are of the genus Equus, but the genus is commonly subdivided into four subgenera: Equus, Asinus, Hippotigris, and Dolichohippus. In reality, the term zebra does not describe any specific taxon and is used to refer to black and white-striped members of the family Equidae. The Cape mountain zebra and Hartmann's mountain zebra are sometimes treated as the same species. The plains zebra ( Equus quagga), Grevy's zebra ( Equus grevyi), Cape mountain zebra ( Equus zebra) and the Hartmann's mountain zebra ( Equus hartmannae). Among the other living members of the Equus genus are horses, donkeys, Przewalski's horse (a rare Asian species), and hemionids ( Onager or Equus hemionus). Zebra is the common name for various wild, horse-like odd-toed ungulates (Order Perissodactyla) of the family Equidae and the genus Equus, native to eastern and southern Africa and characterized by distinctive white and black (or brown) stripes that come in different patterns unique to each individual.
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