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Cape mountain zebra and young. Like all zebra species, the Cape mountain zebra has a characteristic black and white striping pattern on its pelage, unique to individuals. As with other mountain zebras, it is medium-sized, thinner with narrower hooves than the common plains zebra, and has a white belly like the Grévy's zebra.
The mountain zebra (Equus zebra) is a zebra species in the family Equidae, native to southwestern Africa.There are two subspecies, the Cape mountain zebra (E. z. zebra) found in South Africa and Hartmann's mountain zebra (E. z. hartmannae) found in south-western Angola and Namibia.
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range ... (Cape mountain zebra) Scattered southern Africa: Size: 210–260 cm (83–102 in) long, plus 40–55 cm ...
The Cape mountain zebra, a subspecies of mountain zebra, nearly went extinct due to hunting and habitat destruction, with less than 50 individuals left by the 1950s. Protections from South African National Parks allowed the population to rise to 2,600 by the 2010s.
Plains zebra. The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe. Family: Equidae (horses etc.) Genus: Equus. Plains zebra, Equus quagga NT Burchell's zebra, E. q. burchellii; Chapman's zebra, E. q. chapmani; Quagga, E. q. quagga EX
Other than the large numbers of Cape Mountain Zebra, other large mammals include leopard, caracal, aardwolf, black-backed jackal, hartebeest, grysbok, and a wide range of other antelope species. The reserve is also home to an unusually large range of reptile and bird species. The flora of the Cape region is one of the richest on the planet.
Equus capensis (E. capensis), the Giant Cape zebra, is an extinct species of zebra [1] that lived during the Pleistocene of South Africa. E. capensis was first described from the Cape Town region of South Africa in 1909. [2] E. capensis can be estimated to have grown to about 150 cm (59 in) at the withers and 400 kg (880 lb) in body mass. [1]
E. zebra (mountain zebra) Equus ( / ˈ ɛ k w ə s , ˈ iː k w ə s / ) [ 3 ] is a genus of mammals in the family Equidae , which includes horses , asses , and zebras . Within the Equidae, Equus is the only recognized extant genus, comprising seven living species.