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Equidae is the family of horse-like animals, order Perissodactyla. It is sometimes known as the horse family. Apart from the horses, other extant equids include the donkey, the four zebras and the onager. All of these are in the genus Equus.
Classification
- ORDER PERISSODACTYLA
- Family Equidae
- Genus Equus
- Subgenus Equus
- Wild Horse, Equus ferus
- Tarpan or Eurasian Wild Horse, Equus ferus ferus (extinct)
- Przewalski's Horse or Mongolian Wild Horse, Equus ferus przewalskii
- Domestic Horse, Equus caballus
- Equus scotti (Prehistoric)
- Wild Horse, Equus ferus
- Subgenus Asinus
- Donkey, Equus asinus
- African Wild Ass, Equus africanus
- Nubian Wild Ass, Equus africanus africanus
- Somali Wild Ass, Equus africanus somalicus
- Onager or Asiatic Ass, Equus hemionus
- Mongolian Wild Ass, Equus hemionus hemionus
- Syrian Wild Ass, Equus hemionus hemippus (extinct)
- Gobi Kulan or Dziggetai , Equus hemionus luteus
- Turkmenian Kulan, Equus hemionus kulan
- Persian Onager, Equus hemionus onager
- Indian Wild Ass or Khur, Equus hemionus khur
- Kiang, Equus kiang
- Western Kiang, Equus kiang kiang
- Eastern Kiang, Equus kiang holdereri
- Southern Kiang, Equus kiang polyodon
- Subgenus Dolichohippus
- Grevy's Zebra, Equus grevyi
- Subgenus Hippotigris
- Plains Zebra, Equus quagga
- Quagga, Equus quagga quagga (extinct)
- Burchell's Zebra, Equus quagga burchellii
- Grant's Zebra, Equus quagga boehmi
- Selous' zebra, Equus quagga borensis
- Chapman's Zebra, Equus quagga chapmani
- Crawshay's Zebra, Equus quagga crawshayi
- Cape Mountain Zebra, Equus zebra
- Hartmann's Mountain Zebra, Equus hartmannae
- Plains Zebra, Equus quagga
- Subgenus Equus
- Genus Equus
- Family Tapiridae: tapirs, 4 species in one genus
- Family Rhinocerotidae: rhinoceroses, 5 species in 4 genera
- Family Equidae
See also
More on [ Equidae ]
Donkeys and Mules
Horses and Ponies
Zebras and Zebra Hybrids :: Livestock
Horses :: Mammals
Zebras :: Mammals
Horses :: Pets
Horse :: Mammal
Equestrian
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Real life drama llamas can just stfu.
equidae (Eq) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:44:41 -0000
Real life drama llamas can just stfu.
@miss_espresso *holds the proverbial Equidae* Riiight... But... err... how am I supposed to hold my coffee now? O_o
MrsSnark ('Dags' will do...) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:21:21 -0000
@miss_espresso *holds the proverbial Equidae* Riiight... But... err... how am I supposed to hold my coffee now? O_o
@mandy1127 But you'll use them next Christmas, right?
equidae (Eq) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:30:04 -0000
@mandy1127 But you'll use them next Christmas, right?
Scientists studying ancient DNA from extinct horse species have unearthed new evidence on the evolution of equidae... http://bit.ly/8yQ6W7
HorsetalkNZ (Horsetalk.co.nz) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:53:21 -0000
Scientists studying ancient DNA from extinct horse species have unearthed new evidence on the evolution of equidae... http://bit.ly/8yQ6W7
Breeds of Donkey: Image from jaxxon Members of the Asinus genus of the equidae family Donkeys got the short straw a... http://bit.ly/91FRys
EquineConnect (Equine Connect) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:27:01 -0000
Breeds of Donkey: Image from jaxxon Members of the Asinus genus of the equidae family Donkeys got the short straw a... http://bit.ly/91FRys
Animal Web: Equidae - Information on the Mountain, Grevy's and Plains zebra.
Back from the Brink - Article about the rescue campaign for the nearly extinct Przewalski horse.
Meta Description: [ World's oldest horse runs free in Mongolia ]
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International Museum of the Horse: Horse Breeds of the World - History and breed characteristics organized by continent and name.
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National Park Service: Assateague's Wild Horses - Discusses the feral horses of Assateague Island, Maryland, USA.
Przewalski Horse - The wild horse from steppes of Mongolia.
Sable Island Horses - Describes the wild horses of Sable Island, Canada.
The Quagga Project - Attempts to breed through selection a population of Plains Zebras, which in its external appearance, and possibly genetically as well, will be closer, if not identical to the former population known as Quagga, which was exterminated during the second half of the 19th century.
theBigZoo.com: Grevy's Zebra - Facts, photos and videos of Grevy's zebra.
Meta Description: [ Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi) facts, photos and videos. ]
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology - Many details and links to information about the family Equidae.
Wild Horses -- an American Romance - History and current state of wild horses in America.
Meta Description: [ History and current state of wild horses in America. ]
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