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Equines
Equus
Equus is a genus of mammals in the family Equidae, which includes horses, asses, and zebras. Within Equidae, Equus is the only recognized extant genus, comprising seven living species. The term equine refers to any member of this genus, including horses. Like Equidae more broadly, Equus has numerous extinct species known only from fossils. The genus most likely originated in North America and spread quickly to the Old World. Equines are odd-toed ungulates with slender legs,...
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Domestic Horse
speciesEquus caballus
Plains Zebra
speciesEquus quagga
Donkey
speciesEquus asinus
Mountain Zebra
speciesEquus zebra
Grévy's Zebra
speciesEquus grevyi
Wild Horse
speciesEquus ferus
Mule
hybridEquus asinus × caballus
Onager
speciesEquus hemionus
Kiang
speciesEquus kiang
African Wild Ass
speciesEquus africanus
Donkey × Plains Zebra
hybridEquus asinus × quagga
Domestic Horse × Plains Zebra
hybridEquus caballus × quagga
Grévy's × Plains Zebra
hybridEquus grevyi × quagga
Domestic Horse × Mountain Zebra
hybridEquus caballus × zebra
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 43329.