Selous' zebra
Subspecies of zebra
| Selous' zebra | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Genus: | Equus |
| Species: | E. quagga |
| Subspecies: | E. q. selousi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Equus quagga selousi Pocock, 1897 | |
Selous' zebra (Equus quagga selousi) is a subspecies of the plains zebra distributed across southeastern Africa. It is found mostly in Mozambique (investigation was conducted by Shedrack Barnaba).[1]
Taxonomy
This subspecies is similar to the Burchell's zebra, but it can be distinguished by its legs, which are striped to the hooves.[2][3]
Description
These subspecies have clean black-and-white banding without the brown shadow stripes of the Chapman's zebra subspecies. These are extended down the flanks and over the whole body except face and neck. The upper half is covered with horizontal stripes, mostly faded, that do not go around the legs. The belly is partly striped. Their average mass is 300 kilograms (660 lb), and the average shoulder height is 59 inches. Their track measures 121 millimetres (4.8 in) x 89 millimetres (3.5 in).[4][2]
References
- ^ Furstenburg, D. "Plains Zebra Equus quagga (Bodeart, 1785)": 2.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b "Selous Zebra". www.wild-about-you.com.
- ^ "Madam Zebra - Differences between species". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
- ^ "Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) | Wildliferanching.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
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Species of the genus Equus
Extinct species are marked †
| African wild ass (Equus africanus) |
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| Onager / Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus) |
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| Kiang/Tibetan wild ass (Equus kiang) |
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| Wild horse (Equus ferus) |
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| Plains zebra (Equus quagga) |
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| Mountain zebra (Equus zebra) |
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| Grévy's zebra (Equus grevy) |
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- Hinny
- Kunga
- Mule
- Zebroid
Equus species
- †Equus alaskae
- †Equus andium
- †Giant Cape zebra (Equus capensis)
- †Equus cedralensis
- †Equus complicatus
- †Equus conversidens
- †Equus crinidens
- †Equus cumminsii
- †Equus dalianensis
- †Equus excelsus
- †Equus fraternus
- †Equus gallicus
- †Equus giganteus
- †Equus lambei
- †Equus latipes
- †Equus lenensis
- †Equus mauritanicus
- †Equus mexicanus
- †Equus namadicus
- †Equus niobrarensis
- †Equus occidentalis
- †Equus pacificus
- †Equus parastylidens
- †Equus pectinatus
- †Hagerman horse (Equus simplicidens)
- †Equus semiplicatus
- †Equus scotti
- †Equus sivalensis
- †Equus stenonis
- †Equus uralensis
- †Equus yunnanensis
