Genus : Equus
Equus is the only surviving genus of the family Equidae. These animals are medium to large sized and adapted to open terrain such as plains and deserts. Equines are herbovores and feed mainly on grasses and tough plant fibers.
There are 6 surviving species of Equus :
Equus asinus: the donkeys and asses of northern Africa
Equus hemionus: the desert equids of Asia and the Mideast
Equus burchelli: the Plains zebra of Africa and its subspecies
Equus zebra: the mountain zebra of South Africa
Equus grevyi: the most endangered zebra species, found in Kenya and Ethiopia
Equus ferus: the wild horse
(Hunt)
There are 6 surviving species of Equus :
Equus asinus: the donkeys and asses of northern Africa
Equus hemionus: the desert equids of Asia and the Mideast
Equus burchelli: the Plains zebra of Africa and its subspecies
Equus zebra: the mountain zebra of South Africa
Equus grevyi: the most endangered zebra species, found in Kenya and Ethiopia
Equus ferus: the wild horse
(Hunt)
Equus ferus : the true wild horse (Mills)
Fact: The American Mustang, and many other herds of horses that many people consider to be "wild horses" are correctly termed "feral horses". A wild horse is a species that has no ancestors that have ever been domesticated. Therefore, horses like the mustang, that are formed from escaped domestic horses many many generations ago, are not true "wild horses".
The only true wild horses are Prezewalski's Horse (also known as the mongolian wild horse) which was sucesssfully reintroduced to the wild in 1992 and the Tarpan, or european wild horse which went extinct in 1909 (Wikipedia, Horse)
The only true wild horses are Prezewalski's Horse (also known as the mongolian wild horse) which was sucesssfully reintroduced to the wild in 1992 and the Tarpan, or european wild horse which went extinct in 1909 (Wikipedia, Horse)