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Equus burchelli
Order: Perissodactyla > Family: Equidae > Genus: Equus > Species: Equus burchelli
Type Description
Zool. J., 1:247.
Type Locality
'The flat parts near the Cape', now identified as South Africa, Northern Cape Prov., Kuruman Dist., Little Klibbolikhonni Fontein (Grubb, 1999:16).
Measurements
Head and body: 2170-2460 mm
Tail length: 470-565 mm
Weight: 175-322 kg
Tail length: 470-565 mm
Weight: 175-322 kg
Description
The horse was introduced to Tanzania, while the zebra is a common resident of the grasslands.
Distribution
Found in grasslands, steppes, savannas, and woodlands, Equus burchelli is distributed from the Sudan and Ethiopia down through East Africa to northern South Africa and across the Angola and Namibia. (Kingdon, 1997)
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1989. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Large Mammals). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 3B:163-179.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 311-313.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1007-1011, 1021-1024.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 311-313.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1007-1011, 1021-1024.