Equus ferus

P. Boddaert, 1785

Wild Horse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Perissodactyla
Suborder : Hippomorpha
Family : Equidae
Genus : Equus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Boddaert, P. 1785. Elenchus Animalium. Volumen I. Sistens quadrupedia huc usque nota, eorumque varietates. C.R. Hake, Rotterdam, 174 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230123

Original name as described

Equus Ferus

Other common names

Eurasian Wild Horse · Tarpan · Przewalski's Horse

Type locality

Bobrov, Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Mongolia · China

Taxonomy notes

wild form of E. caballus; includes przewalskii, which was recognized as distinct by Groves & Grubb 2011 and is occasionally considered a distinct species in other publications; for additional information regarding the MDD's decision to not follow the Groves & Grubb 2011 Ungulate Taxonomy, see 'Subjective decisions' on the 'About' tab

Taxonomy notes citation

Gentry, A., Clutton-Brock, J., & Groves, C. P. (2004). The naming of wild animal species and their domestic derivatives. Journal of Archaeological Science, 31(5), 645-651. · Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006123

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Equus scotti

Gidley, 1901

Family

Equidae

Root name

scotti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH FM-10606

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

134

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Equus caballus malatestai

Caloi, 1997

Family

Equidae

Root name

malatestai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

es. 329

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

272

Authority publication

Geobios

Equus lenensis

Rusanov, 1968

Family

Equidae

Root name

lenensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

GIN Yakutia 33

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

459

Authority publication

Moscow

Equus dalianensis

Zhow, Sun Yufeng, Xu Qinqi, & Li Yi, 1985

Family

Equidae

Root name

dalianensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

IVPP V821996

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

70

Authority publication

Vertebrata PalAsiatica

Equus (Equus) spelaeus cibinensis

P. Samson, 1975

Family

Equidae

Root name

cibinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MBSN 32489

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Geologica Romana

Equus transilvanicus

Teodoreanu, 1926

Family

Equidae

Root name

transilvanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

MSG P.198

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

269

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Tierzüchtung und Züchtungsbiologie

Equus caballus antunesi

Cardoso & Eisenmann, 1989

Family

Equidae

Root name

antunesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MSGP FONT 1

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

51

Authority publication

Palaeovertebrata

Equus mosbachensis tautavelensis

Crégut-Bonnoure, 1980

Family

Equidae

Root name

tautavelensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Tautavel F14 FA1 1575-1669

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

124

Authority publication

Geobios

Equus midlandensis

J. H. Quinn, 1957

Family

Equidae

Root name

midlandensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TMM "998"

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas Publication

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Equus bautistensis

C. Frick, 1921

Family

Equidae

Root name

bautistensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCMP:V:23238, UCMP:V:23239, UCMP:V:23245

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://ucmpdb.berkeley.edu/cgi/ucmp_query2?spec_id=V23238&one=T https://ucmpdb.berkeley.edu/cgi/ucmp_query2?spec_id=V23239&one=T https://ucmpdb.berkeley.edu/cgi/ucmp_query2?spec_id=V23245&one=T

Authority page

302

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Geology

Equus niobrarensis

Hay, 1913

Family

Equidae

Root name

niobrarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:V:4999

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3626d3f7e-37f2-42fc-975b-0e86941c995e

Authority page

576

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15706690

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Equus niobrarensis alaskae

Hay, 1913

Family

Equidae

Root name

alaskae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:V:7700

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3116e5fa2-794a-4ffb-bae3-e7cb261a4e2b

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095651

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Equus lambei

Hay, 1917

Family

Equidae

Root name

lambei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:V:8426

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bd3e474a-6b85-4ae9-b385-403009e87c05

Authority page

435

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7553799

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Equus caballus latipes

Gromova, 1949

Family

Equidae

Root name

latipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 20664.76

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

158

Authority publication

Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta Akademiya Nauk SSSR

Equus caballus uralensis

Kuz'mina, 1975

Family

Equidae

Root name

uralensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 29724

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

67

Authority publication

Byulleten' Komissii po Izucheniyu Chvertichnogo Perioda

Equus przewalskii

Poljakov, 1881

Family

Equidae

Root name

przewalskii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 512, ZIN S. 1523

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society

Name usages

  1. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000580) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Equus caballus fossilis var. germanicus

Nehring, 1884

Family

Equidae

Root name

germanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

varietyorform · preoccupied

Type

ZMB 1972.31.86

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

81-160

Authority publication

Landwirtschaftliches Jahrbuch

Equus remagenensis

E. Skorkowski, 1938

Family

Equidae

Root name

remagenensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

ZMB 1972.31.86

Type kind

lectotype

Authority publication

Kraków

Equus gmelini

Antonius, 1912

Family

Equidae

Root name

gmelini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-94535

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-94535

Authority page

516

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1736685

Authority publication

Naturwissenschaftliche Wochenschrift

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Equus mosbachensis palustris

Bonifay, 1980

Family

Equidae

Root name

palustris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

233

Authority publication

Gallia Préhistoire

Equus Prjewalskii

Trouessart, 1906

Family

Equidae

Root name

prjewalskii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

453

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42892062

Authority publication

Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Equus caballus ferus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Equidae

Root name

ferus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Equus caballus przewalskii

Grubb, 2005

Family

Equidae

Root name

przewalskii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

pumpelli

Grubb, 2005

Family

Equidae

Root name

pumpelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

631

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005:631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Equus przewalskii sylvaticus

Groves & Grubb, 2011

Family

Equidae

Root name

sylvaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

13

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Equus Ferus

P. Boddaert, 1785

Family

Equidae

Root name

ferus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230123

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41763/97204950) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Equiferus

Pallas, 1811

Family

Equidae

Root name

equiferus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notintendedasascientific_name

Authority page

255, 256, 260

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29114188 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29114189 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29114193

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Equus adamiticus

von Schlotheim, 1820

Family

Equidae

Root name

adamiticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Gotha

Equus sylvestris

de Brincken, 1828

Family

Equidae

Root name

sylvestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

49

Authority publication

Warsaw

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Equus brevirostris

Kaup, 1833

Family

Equidae

Root name

brevirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

518

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12202681

Authority publication

Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Geologie und Petrefaktenkunde

Equus fossilis

zu Münster, 1833

Family

Equidae

Root name

fossilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Bayreuth

Equus minutus

de Serres, 1838

Family

Equidae

Root name

minutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

118

Authority publication

Paris

Equus plicidens

R. Owen, 1844

Family

Equidae

Root name

plicidens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

231

Authority publication

Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science

Asinus fossilis

(R. Owen, 1846)

Family

Equidae

Root name

fossilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

396

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56885398

Authority publication

London

Equus piscenensis

P. Gervais, 1850

Family

Equidae

Root name

piscenensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27348851

Authority publication

Paris

Equus intermedius

Forsyth Major in Rütimeyer, 1875

Family

Equidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

25

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der schweizerischen paläontologischen Gesellschaft

Equus quaggoides

Forsyth Major, 1880

Family

Equidae

Root name

quaggoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://hdl.handle.net/2027/osu.32435077179687?urlappend=%3Bseq=109%3Bownerid=13510798903397561-131

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der schweizerischen paläontologischen Gesellschaft

Equus micrognathus

Lydekker, 1882

Family

Equidae

Root name

micrognathus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

71

Authority publication

Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, Palaeontologia Indica

Equus Stenonis affinis

Woldřich, 1882

Family

Equidae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Equus quaggoides affinis

Woldřich, 1882

Family

Equidae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Equus Caballus fossilis minor

Woldřich, 1882

Family

Equidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific

Equus caballus foss. varietas latifrons

Nehring, 1884

Family

Equidae

Root name

latifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7937741

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Equus fossilis persicus

M. Wilckens, 1887

Family

Equidae

Root name

persicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28152359

Authority publication

Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Equus limanensis

Pommerol, 1890

Family

Equidae

Root name

limanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

222

Authority publication

Association française pour l'Advancement des Sciences

Equus hagenbecki

Matschie, 1903

Family

Equidae

Root name

hagenbecki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

583

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1820556

Authority publication

Naturwissenschaftliche Wochenschrift

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Equus mosbachensis

von Reichenau, 1903

Family

Equidae

Root name

mosbachensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

54

Authority publication

Notizblatt des Vereins für Erdkunde und der Großherzoglichen Geologischen Landesanstalt zu Darmstadt

Equus caballus pumpellii

Duerst, 1908

Family

Equidae

Root name

pumpellii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

397

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61377917

Authority publication

Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication

Equus gracilis celticus

Ewart, 1909

Family

Equidae

Root name

celticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

222

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31048929

Authority publication

Science

Equus gracilis

Ewart, 1909

Family

Equidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Authority page

221

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31048928

Authority publication

Science

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Equus Abeli

Antonius, 1913

Family

Equidae

Root name

abeli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

279

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45528777

Authority publication

Beiträge zur Paläontologie und Geologie Österreich-Ungarns und des Orients

Equus Woldřichi

Antonius, 1913

Family

Equidae

Root name

woldrichi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

259

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45528757

Authority publication

Beiträge zur Paläontologie und Geologie Österreich-Ungarns und des Orients

Equus europaeus

Stegmann von Pritzwald, 1924

Family

Equidae

Root name

europaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

201

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Equus gmelini silvatica

Vetulani, 1927

Family

Equidae

Root name

silvaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

857

Authority publication

Bulletin International de l'Académie des Sciences de Cracovie

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Equus tarpan

Pidoplichko, 1951

Family

Equidae

Root name

tarpan

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

233

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Equus antoniusi

A. Kleinschmidt, 1956

Family

Equidae

Root name

antoniusi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

book

Equus caballus strictipes

Gabunia, 1959

Family

Equidae

Root name

strictipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

263

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Institute of Geology of the Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR

Equus achenheimensis

Nobis, 1971

Family

Equidae

Root name

achenheimensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Monographien zur Urgeschichte

Equus remagensis

Nobis, 1971

Family

Equidae

Root name

remagensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority publication

Monographien zur Urgeschichte

Equus caballus torralbae

F. Prat, 1977

Family

Equidae

Root name

torralbae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Bulletin de l'Association Française pour l'Étude du Quaternaire

Equus algericus

Bagtache, Hadjouis, & Eisenmann, 1984

Family

Equidae

Root name

algericus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

609

Authority publication

Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences

Equus caballus arcelini

J.-L. Guadelli, 1986

Family

Equidae

Root name

arcelini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

85

Authority publication

Clermont-Ferrand

Equus mosbachensis campdepeyri

J.-L. Guadelli & F. Prat, 1995

Family

Equidae

Root name

campdepeyri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

98

Authority publication

Paléo

Equus mosbachensis micoquii

Langlois, 2005

Family

Equidae

Root name

micoquii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Paléo

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