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Equus Linnaeus, 1758

Equus Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (edn. 10) 1: 73, TS: Equus caballus Linnaeus
Asinus
Hemionus
Microhippus
Onager
Asinohippus Trumbler, 1961; , TS: Equus khur Lesson

Equus ferus Boddaert, 1785

SW.Mongolia, Sinkiang. See [About maps] Wild Horse Tarpan
Equus ferus Boddaert, 1785; (Russia)

Ancestor of the domestic horse, Equus caballus

E. f. ferus

steppes of European Russia (extinct) Equus gmelini Antonius, 1912; , TL: Sagrodovskaya Steppe, right bank of Dnepr, near Kharson, Ukraine
Equus ferus ferus ; [MPR, 194]

E. f. silvestris von Brincken, 1828

Poland (Bialowieza) ferus silvestris von Brincken, 1828; , TL: Bialowieza, Poland
Equus gmelini silvatica Vetulani, 1927; , TL: Bialowieza, Poland
Equus ferus silvestris ; [MPR, 194]

E. f. przewalskii Poliakov, 1881

Mongolia, Sinkiang hagenbecki
Equus przewalskii ;
Equus ferus przewalskii ; [MPR, 194]

900x790 (~147Kb) Russia, Moscow Zoo, 12.3.2010, Photo © D. Smirnov

Equus hemionus Pallas, 1775

-. See [About maps] Kulan Onager
Equus hemionus Pallas, 1775; Nova Comm. Acad. Sci. Petrop., 19: 397, TL: Transbaikalia, Tarei-Nor, 50°N, 115°E

E. h. hemionus

L.Balkash, Mongolia - Manchuria typicus
castaneus; (Mongolia)
finschi; (E. Kazakhstan)
Equus hemionus hemionus ; [MPR, 194]

E. h. luteus Matschie, 1911

Gobi Desert - Kansu bedfordi
Equus hemionus luteus ; [MPR, 194]

Equus onager Boddaert, 1785

-. See [About maps] Kulan Onager
Equus onager Boddaert, 1785; Elench. Anim.: 60, TL: NW.Persia, Kasbin, near Caspian
Equus onager ; [MSOW]

788x600 (~163Kb) Wilhelma Zoo, Stuttgart, Germany, August 1999, Photo © Ralf Schmode or Equus hemionus? det. ?

E. o. onager

Iran, W.Afghanistan, W.Pakistan hamar
Asinus dzigguetai Wood, 1879; (Iran)
Microhippus hemionus bahram Pocock, 1947; , TL: Yezd, central Iran
Equus hemionus onager ; [MPR, 194]

E. o. khur Lesson, 1827

W.India (Rann of Kutch), S.Pakistan indicus
Microhippus hemionus blanfordi Pocock, 1947; , TL: Sham Plains, Baluchistan
Equus hemionus khur ; [MPR, 194]

E. o. hemippus Geoffroy, 1855

extinct? (Syria, Iraq) syriacus
Equus hemionus hemippus ; [MPR, 194]

E. o. kulan (Groves & Mazak, 1967)

S.Turkestan, NW.Afghanistan Asinus hemionus kulan Groves & Mazak, 1967; , TL: Badkhyz Reserve, Turkmenia, USSR (c. 35°50'N, 61°40'E)
Equus hemionus kulan ; [MPR, 194]

Equus kiang Moorcroft, 1841

Plateau steppes of (Tibet, Chinghai, Szechuan, Sikkim, Kashmir). See [About maps] Kiang
Equus kiang Moorcroft, 1841; Travels in the Himalayan Provinces, 1: 312, TL: Ladakh, Kashmir

E. k. kiang

Ladak, adj. Tibet equioides
kyang
Equus kiang kiang ; [MPR, 195]

E. k. holderei Matschie, 1911

E.Tibet, W.Szechuan tafeli
Equus kiang holderei ; [MPR, 195]

E. k. polyodon (Hodgson, 1847)

border of Tibet (Sikkim) Hemionus kiang nepalensis Trumler, 1959; , TL: ?"Nepal"
Equus kiang polyodon ; [MPR, 195]

Equus africanus (Fitzinger, 1857)

Ethiopia, Somalia. See [About maps] African Ass
Asinus africanus Fitzinger, 1857; , TL: Nubia, Sudan

Ancestor of Domestic Ass Equus asinus Linnaeus.

E. a. africanus

extinct? formerly (S.Egypt, N.Sudan) Equus africanus africanus ; [MPR, 195]

E. a. atlanticus P. Thomas, 1884

extinct, formerly (Algeria and Morocco) ?taeniopus; (Red Sea Coast)
dianae
Equus asinus hippagrus Schomber, 1963; (Sahara)
Equus africanus atlanticus ; [MPR, 195]

E. a. somaliensis Noack, 1884

Somalia, E.Ethiopia aethiopicus
somalicus
Equus africanus somaliensis ; [MPR, 195]

Equus burchelli Gray, 1823

Africa (south of Sahara). See [About maps] Seepra Common Zebra Burchell's Zebra
Equus burchelli Gray, 1823; Zool. J., 1: 247, TL: S.Africa, Bechuanaland, Little Klibboklikhoni Fontein

752x600 (~209Kb) Hannover Zoo, Germany, September 1999, Photo © Ralf Schmode

Equus grevyi Oustalet, 1882

Ethiopia, Somalia, N.Kenya. See [About maps] Grevy's Zebra
Equus grevyi Oustalet, 1882; La Nature (Paris), 10 (2): 12, TL: Ethiopia, Galla Country

800x496 (~175Kb) Frankfurt Zoo, Germany, August 1999 (young), Photo © Ralf Schmode

Equus zebra Linnaeus, 1758

Cape. See [About maps] Selous' Zebra
Equus zebra Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (edn. 10) 1: 74, TL: S.Africa, Cape, Paardeburg, near Malmesbury

27.10.2001 (11)

References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[D. Smirnov]

Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov

[MPR]

Corbet, 1978; The Mammals of the Palearctic Region: a taxonomic review

[MSOW]

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (Ed.), 1982; Mammal Species of the World; A taxonomic and geographic reference

[Ralf Schmode]

Geesthacht, Germany; e-mail: Ralf Schmode; More of similar pictures from Ralf Schmode's; Animal Photography Page

Additional information sources:

• Nisäkäshavaintojen kerääjät Suomessa; (in Finnish only, various contacts for mammals observations within Finland)

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.