Equus zebra

Linnaeus, 1758

Mountain Zebra

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

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033885

Original name as described

Equus zebra

Other common names

Cape Mountain Zebra · Hartmann's Mountain Zebra

Type locality

South Africa, south-western Cape Province.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Namibia · South Africa

Taxonomy notes

includes hartmannae, which was considered distinct by Groves & Grubb 2011; 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

Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006128

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 zebra greatheadi

Lundholm, 1952

Family

Equidae

Root name

greatheadi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMG 4550

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

26

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Equus penricei

O. Thomas, 1900

Family

Equidae

Root name

penricei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.9.12.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d30a6fdd-1b9f-405c-8e3a-47f1d34e656b

Authority page

465

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19266257

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Equus hartmannae

Matschie, 1898

Family

Equidae

Root name

hartmannae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

174

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8790914

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000577) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Asinus Zebra

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Equidae

Root name

zebra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595012

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:72, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595012) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:277, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956690) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)

Equus zebra hartmannæ

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Equidae

Root name

hartmannae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741281

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Equus zebra penricei

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Equidae

Root name

penricei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741281

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Equus zebra zebra

Grubb, 2005

Family

Equidae

Root name

zebra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Hippotigris hartmannae

(Matschie, 1911)

Family

Equidae

Root name

hartmannae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

105

Authority publication

Deutsche Jäger-Zeitung

Name usages

Matschie (1911:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67350)

Equus zebra

Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Equidae

Root name

zebra

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

74

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033885

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:216, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873013) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:170, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:186, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  4. Thunberg (1811:319, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)
  5. Fischer (1814:xviii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130079) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  6. Lesson (1827:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  7. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  8. Lesson (1842:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  9. Blyth (1863:136, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534817) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  10. Lydekker (1908:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  11. Corbet & Hill (1980:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  12. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:309, 310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  13. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  14. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  15. Groves & Grubb (2011:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  16. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7960) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7960) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  19. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  20. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7960/160755590) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Equus montanus

Burchell, 1822

Family

Equidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

139, 265

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47297138 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47297268

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Hippotigris zebra

(C. H. Smith, 1841)

Family

Equidae

Root name

zebra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

324

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33873120

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Hippotigris campestris

(J. E. Gray, 1852)

Family

Equidae

Root name

campestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification · notusedas_valid

Authority page

277

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956690

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1852:277, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956690) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Equus indica

Trouessart, 1898

Family

Equidae

Root name

indica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

797

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53436008

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Equus zebra frederici

Trouessart, 1905

Family

Equidae

Root name

frederici

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

646

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423527

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Hippotigris hartmannae matschiei

(Zukowsky, 1924)

Family

Equidae

Root name

matschiei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

90

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

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

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