Equus

• African wild ass Equus africanus

  

  A wild ass of Northeast Africa. This entry treats it as a wild species, separate from the domestic donkey.

• Domestic donkey Equus asinus

  

  A domestic donkey with large ears. It is a grazing animal that forms strong bonds with companions.

• Domestic horse Equus caballus

  

  A domestic horse with long legs and a mane. Size and build vary among breeds developed by people.

• Grevy’s zebra Equus grevyi

  

  A Grevy’s zebra has large ears and a long, narrow head. It lives in dry parts of Ethiopia and northern Kenya.

• Onager Equus hemionus

  

  An Asiatic wild ass. The appearance and behavior here describe the Persian onager subspecies in Iran.

• Kiang Equus kiang

  

  A wild ass that lives on the Tibetan Plateau.

• Przewalski’s horse Equus przewalskii

  Historically recorded in the Gobi of southwestern Mongolia and northwestern China, this horse has a stocky body, a large head and an erect mane. Tail-hair analysis of reintroduced horses in Great Gobi B indicated a mainly grass-based diet throughout the year.

• Plains zebra Equus quagga

  A plains zebra lives in eastern and southern African grasslands and woodlands. Family groups contain a stallion, mares and their young.

• Mountain zebra Equus zebra

  Hartmann's mountain zebras are adapted to dry, rocky country.

• Domestic donkey Equus asinus

  A domestic donkey with large ears. It is a grazing animal that forms strong bonds with companions.

• Domestic horse Equus caballus

  A domestic horse with long legs and a mane. Size and build vary among breeds developed by people.

• Plains zebra Equus quagga

  A plains zebra lives in eastern and southern African grasslands and woodlands. Family groups contain a stallion, mares and their young.

• African wild ass Equus africanus

  A wild ass of Northeast Africa. This entry treats it as a wild species, separate from the domestic donkey.

• Mountain zebra Equus zebra

  Hartmann's mountain zebras are adapted to dry, rocky country.

• Grevy’s zebra Equus grevyi

  A Grevy’s zebra has large ears and a long, narrow head. It lives in dry parts of Ethiopia and northern Kenya.

• Onager Equus hemionus

  An Asiatic wild ass. The appearance and behavior here describe the Persian onager subspecies in Iran.

• Kiang Equus kiang

  A wild ass that lives on the Tibetan Plateau.

• Przewalski’s horse Equus przewalskii

  Historically recorded in the Gobi of southwestern Mongolia and northwestern China, this horse has a stocky body, a large head and an erect mane. Tail-hair analysis of reintroduced horses in Great Gobi B indicated a mainly grass-based diet throughout the year.