Equus africanus Heuglin and Fitzinger 1866 (African wild ass)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Alternative combinations: Asinus africanus, Equus asinus africanus

Belongs to Equus according to C. P. Groves and C. Smeenk 2007

See also Beja-Pereira et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Equus (Amerhippus), Equus (Asinus) cumminsi, Equus (Hemionus), Equus (Hesperohippus), Equus (Parastilidequus), Equus (Sussemionus), Equus alaskae, Equus asinus, Equus australis, Equus caballus, Equus calobatus, Equus capensis, Equus cedralensis, Equus coliemensis, Equus complicatus, Equus conversidens, Equus eisenmannae, Equus excelsus, Equus francisci, Equus fraternus, Equus fromanius, Equus giganteus, Equus holmesi, Equus intermedius, Equus jubatus, Equus laurentius, Equus leidyi, Equus mexicanus, Equus nalaikhaensis, Equus nearcticus, Equus nevadanus, Equus niobrarensis, Equus nobisi, Equus parastylidens, Equus pectinatus, Equus przewalskii, Equus pseudaltidens, Equus quagga, Equus sanmeniensis, Equus santaeelenae, Equus semiplicatus, Equus sivalensis, Equus tabeti, Equus taeniopus, Equus yunnanensis, Equus zebra, Hippotherium princeps, Hippotigris robustus, Hippotigris stenonis, Hippotigris grevyi, Equus (Dolichohippus) grevyi, Equus (Dolichohippus) enormis, Asinus africanus, Equus (Asinus) kiang, Onager onager

Subtaxa: Equus africanus africanus Equus africanus somaliensis

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Type specimen: MNS 32026

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Equus africanus in the database

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