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The plains zebra and mountain zebra were traditionally placed in the subgenus Hippotigris, in contrast to Grévy's zebra, which was considered the sole species of the subgenus Dolichohippus; [6] however, recent (2013) phylogenetic evidence finds that plains zebras are more closely related to Grévy's zebras than mountain zebras. [7]
Grant’s zebras eat the coarse grasses that grow on the African plains, and they are resistant to diseases that often kill cattle, [5] so the zebras do well in the African savannas. However, recent civil wars and political conflicts in the African countries near their habitats has caused regional extinction, and sometimes zebras are killed for ...
Zebras sleep for seven hours a day, standing up during the day and lying down during the night. They regularly use various objects as rubbing posts and will roll on the ground. [29] Plains zebras at Okavango Delta, Botswana. A zebra's diet is mostly grasses and sedges, but they will opportunistically consume bark, leaves, buds, fruits, and roots.
Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) is a southern subspecies of the plains zebra.It is named after the British explorer and naturalist William John Burchell.Common names include bontequagga, Damaraland zebra, and Zululand zebra (Gray, 1824). [1]
Chapman's zebra (Equus quagga chapmani), named after explorer James Chapman, is a subspecies of the plains zebra from southern Africa. [2] [3]Chapman's zebra are native to savannas and similar habitats of north-east South Africa, north to Zimbabwe, west into Botswana, the Caprivi Strip in Namibia, and southern Angola. [4]
Traditionally, the quagga and the other plains and mountain zebras were placed in the subgenus Hippotigris. [8] Much debate has occurred over the status of the quagga in relation to the plains zebra. The British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock in 1902 was perhaps the first to suggest that the quagga was a subspecies of the plains zebra.
Zebras appear to be a monophyletic lineage [10] [11] [12] and recent (2013) phylogenies have placed Grévy's zebra in a sister taxon with the plains zebra. [10] In areas where Grévy's zebras are sympatric with plains zebras, the two may gather in same herds [13] and fertile hybrids do occur. [14]
The maneless zebra (Equus quagga borensis) is a subspecies of the plains zebra spread over the northern parts of eastern Africa. It ranges in northwestern Kenya (from Uasin Gishu and Lake Baringo) to the Karamoja district of Uganda. It is also found in eastern South Sudan, east of the White Nile (for example, in Boma National Park). It is the ...