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Zebra Taxonomy and Subspecies Overview

There are three species of zebras that are divided into eight subspecies, with seven still existing today. The three species are the plains zebra, mountain zebra, and an extinct quagga subspecies of plains zebra. The relationships between some of the subspecies are not fully understood.

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Zebra Taxonomy and Subspecies Overview

There are three species of zebras that are divided into eight subspecies, with seven still existing today. The three species are the plains zebra, mountain zebra, and an extinct quagga subspecies of plains zebra. The relationships between some of the subspecies are not fully understood.

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ZEBRA:

Classification

Zebras

There are three extant species. Collectively, two of the species have eight subspecies (seven
extant). Zebra populations are diverse, and the relationships between, and the taxonomic status of,
several of the subspecies are not well known.

Genus: Equus

Subgenus: Hippotigris

Plains zebra, Equus quagga

Quagga, Equus quagga quagga (extinct)

Burchell's zebra, Equus quagga burchellii (includes Damara zebra)

Grant's zebra, Equus quagga boehmi

Selous' zebra, Equus quagga selousi

Maneless zebra, Equus quagga borensis

Chapman's zebra, Equus quagga chapmani

Crawshay's zebra, Equus quagga crawshayi


Mountain zebra, Equus zebra

Cape mountain zebra, Equus zebra zebra

Hartmann's mountain zebra, Equus zebra hartmannae

Subgenus: Dolichohippus

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