Equus

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

Asinus; [CoL]
Equus hemionus hydruntinus; [iNaturalist]
Equus; [CoL] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Equus ferus Boddaert, 1785 SW.Mongolia, Sinkiang. See [maps] Tarpan Wild Horse
- Equus ferus Boddaert, 1785; (Russia)
- Equus (Equus) ferus; [CoL]
- Equus ferus; [iNaturalist]
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; [iNaturalist]
- 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 (Equus) przewalskii; [CoL]
  - Equus ferus przewalskii; [MPR], 194; [iNaturalist]
  - Equus przewalskii;
  900x790 (~147Kb) Russia, Moscow Zoo, 12.3.2010, Photo © D. Smirnov
Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 Hevonen Domestic Horse
- Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 73; TL: Norway (domesticated)
- Equus (Equus) caballus; [CoL]
- Equus asinus Ã caballus; [iNaturalist]
- Equus caballus; [iNaturalist]
Equus hemionus Pallas, 1775 -. See [maps] Onager Kulan
- Equus hemionus Pallas, 1775; Nova Comm. Acad. Sci. Petrop., 19: 397; TL: Transbaikalia, Tarei-Nor, 50°N, 115°E
- Equus (Asinus) hemionus; [CoL]
- Equus hemionus; [iNaturalist]
- E. h. hemionus L.Balkash, Mongolia - Manchuria
  - typicus
  - castaneus; (Mongolia)
  - finschi; (E. Kazakhstan)
  - Equus hemionus hemionus; [MPR], 194; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- E. h. luteus Matschie, 1911 Gobi Desert - Kansu
  - bedfordi
  - Equus hemionus luteus; [MPR], 194
Equus onager Boddaert, 1785 -. See [maps] Onager Kulan
- 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
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; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- E. o. khur Lesson, 1827 W.India (Rann of Kutch), S.Pakistan
  - Equus khur Lesson, 1827
  - indicus
  - Microhippus hemionus blanfordi Pocock, 1947; ; TL: Sham Plains, Baluchistan
  - Equus (Asinus) khur; [CoL]
  - Equus hemionus khur; [MPR], 194; [iNaturalist]
- E. o. hemippus Geoffroy, 1855 extinct? (Syria, Iraq)
  - syriacus
  - Equus (Asinus) hemippus; [CoL]
  - Equus hemionus hemippus; [MPR], 194; [iNaturalist]
- 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; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Equus kiang Moorcroft, 1841 Plateau steppes of (Tibet, Chinghai, Szechuan, Sikkim, Kashmir). See [maps] Kiang
- Equus kiang Moorcroft, 1841; Travels in the Himalayan Provinces, 1: 312; TL: Ladakh, Kashmir
- Equus (Asinus) kiang; [CoL]
- Equus kiang holdereri; [CoL]
- Equus kiang; [iNaturalist]
- E. k. kiang Ladak, adj. Tibet
  - equioides
  - kyang
  - Equus kiang kiang; [MPR], 195; [CoL]
- 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; [CoL]
Equus africanus (Fitzinger, 1857) Ethiopia, Somalia. See [maps] African Ass
- Asinus africanus Fitzinger, 1857; ; TL: Nubia, Sudan
- Equus (Asinus) africanus; [CoL]
- Equus africanus; [iNaturalist]
Ancestor of Domestic Ass Equus asinus Linnaeus.
- E. a. africanus extinct? formerly (S.Egypt, N.Sudan)
  - Equus africanus africanus; [MPR], 195; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- 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; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758 Domestic Ass Aasi
- Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 73; TL: "Southern Asia" (domesticated)
- Equus (Asinus) asinus; [CoL]
- Equus asinus; [iNaturalist]
Equus burchelli Gray, 1823 Africa (south of Sahara). See [maps] Burchell's Zebra Common Zebra Seepra
- Equus burchelli Gray, 1823; Zool. J., 1: 247; TL: S.Africa, Bechuanaland, Little Klibboklikhoni Fontein
- Equus quagga burchellii; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
752x600 (~209Kb) Hannover Zoo, Germany, September 1999, Photo © Ralf Schmode
Equus grevyi Oustalet, 1882 Ethiopia, Somalia, N.Kenya. See [maps] Grevy's Zebra
- Equus grevyi Oustalet, 1882; La Nature (Paris), 10 (2): 12; TL: Ethiopia, Galla Country
- Equus (Hippotigris) grevyi; [CoL]
- Equus grevyi; [iNaturalist]
800x496 (~175Kb) Frankfurt Zoo, Germany, August 1999 (young), Photo © Ralf Schmode
Equus quagga Gmelin, 1788 extinct (since 1872)
- Equus quagga Gmelin, 1788; in Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. (13th edn) 1 (1): 213; TL: South Africa
- Equus (Hippotigris) quagga; [CoL]
- Equus asinus Ã quagga; [iNaturalist]
- Equus caballus Ã quagga; [iNaturalist]
- Equus quagga boehmi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Equus quagga borensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Equus quagga chapmani; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Equus quagga crawshayi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Equus quagga quagga; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Equus quagga selousi; [iNaturalist]
- Equus quagga; [iNaturalist]
Equus zebra Linnaeus, 1758 Cape. See [maps] Selous' Zebra
- Equus zebra Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 74; TL: S.Africa, Cape, Paardeburg, near Malmesbury
- Equus (Hippotigris) zebra; [CoL]
- Equus zebra hartmannae; [iNaturalist]
- Equus zebra zebra; [iNaturalist]
- Equus zebra; [iNaturalist]

Unmatched external taxa

Equus (Hippotigris) hartmannae; [CoL]
Equus quagga burchellii Ã chapmani; [iNaturalist]

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References:

[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
[Ralf Schmode]
Geesthacht, Germany; e-mail: Ralf Schmode; More of similar pictures from Ralf Schmode's; Animal Photography Page
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[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.

Some related literature:

[MPR]; Corbet, 1978
The Mammals of the Palearctic Region: a taxonomic review
[MSOW]; Honacki, Kinnman & Koeppl, 1984
Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic reference Mammal Species of the World
Linnaeus, 1758
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824
Gmelin, 1788
Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, ... in Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. (13th edn) 1 (1) : 1-500

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