Common Names
Common Names in English:
Domestic Horse, Equine, Feral Horse, Horse, Horse (Feral), Przewalski's Wild Horse, Wild Horse
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,540 meters (0 to 8,333 feet).Mean = 1,143.730 meters (3,752.395 feet), Standard Deviation = 880.090 based on 115 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
)
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
)
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Mammals
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
)
- (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
)
- (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
)
- Mckenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
)
- Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
)
- Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
)
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
)
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
)
- (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
)
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
)
- (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Ungulata
(
)
- (C. Linnaeus, 1766) Mckenna, 1975
- Mirorder:
Altungulata
(
)
- (Prothero & Schoch, 1989) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Order:
Perissodactyla
(
)
- Owen, 1848
- Odd-Toed Ungulates
- Suborder:
Hippomorpha
(
)
- Wood, 1937
- Family:
Equidae
(
)
- Gray, 1821
- Subfamily:
Bovinae
(
)
- Tribe:
Bovini
(
)
- Genus:
Equus
(
)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subgenus:
Hippotigris
(
)
- Specific name:
caballus
- Equine papillomavirus – 1 [AF498323] Equus caballus papillomavirus – 1
- Scientific name: - Equus caballus
- Specific name:
caballus
- Equine papillomavirus – 1 [AF498323] Equus caballus papillomavirus – 1
- Subgenus:
Hippotigris
(
- Genus:
Equus
(
- Tribe:
Bovini
(
- Subfamily:
Bovinae
(
- Family:
Equidae
(
- Suborder:
Hippomorpha
(
- Order:
Perissodactyla
(
- Mirorder:
Altungulata
(
- Grandorder:
Ungulata
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: de Villiers E.M., Bernard H.U., Broker T., Delius H., zur Hausen H., 01-Oct-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Equus
There are approximately 134 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
E. africanus (African Ass) · E. africanus africanus (Nubian Wild Ass) · E. africanus somaliensis (Somalia Wild Ass) · E. algericus · E. altidens · E. andium · E. antiquus · E. apolloniensis · E. asinus (African Wild Ass) · E. asinus africanus · E. asinus asinus · E. asinus atlanticus · E. asinus somalicus · E. athanasiui · E. bautistensis · E. bressanus · E. burchelli (Common Zebra) · E. burchelli antiquorum (Demara Zebra) · E. burchelli boehmi (Grant's Zebra) · E. burchelli bohmi · E. burchelli burchelli (Burchell's Zebra) · E. burchelli chapmani (Chapman's Zebra) · E. burchelli chapmanni · E. burchelli crawshayi (Crawshay's Zebra) · E. burchelli selousii · E. burchelli zambeziensis (Upper Zambezi Zebra) · E. burchellii (Burchell's Zebra) · E. burchellii antiquorum · E. burchellii boehmi · E. burchellii bohmi · E. burchellii burchellii · E. burchellii chapmani · E. burchellii chapmanni · E. burchellii crawshaii · E. burchellii crawshayi · E. burchellii granti · E. burchellii selousii · E. caballus (Domestic Horse) · E. caballus caballus · E. caballus domesticus · E. caballus ferus · E. caballus gmelini · E. caballus przewalskii (Horse) · E. caballus robustus · E. caballus silvaticus · E. calobatus · E. capensis · E. complicatus · E. conversidens · E. crinidens · E. cumminsii · E. curvidens · E. enormis · E. equus · E. equus caballus · E. excelsus · E. ferus (And Asses) · E. ferus przewalskii (Mongolian Wild Horse) · E. fossilis · E. fraternus · E. fromanius · E. germanicus · E. giganteus · E. grevyi (Grevy's Zebra) · E. guagga · E. helmei · E. hemionus (Asian Wild Ass) · E. hemionus anatoliensis · E. hemionus hemionus (Dziggetai) · E. hemionus hemippus · E. hemionus khur (Indian Wild Ass) · E. hemionus kulan (Kulan) · E. hemionus luteus (Dziggetai) · E. hemionus onager (Onager) · E. hemippus · E. hipparionoides · E. hippotigris zebra · E. hydruntinus · E. idahoensis · E. insulatus · E. johnstoni · E. kiang (Kiang) · E. kiang holdereri (Eastern Kiang) · E. kiang kiang (Western Kiang) · E. kiang polyodon (Southern Kiang) · E. kuhni · E. lambei · E. laurentius · E. leidyi · E. littoralis · E. livenzovensis · E. major · E. mauritanicus · E. mexicanus · E. mosbachensis · E. nalaikhaensis · E. namadicus · E. neogaeus · E. neogeus · E. niobrarensis
Bibliography
- Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
- Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner 1987. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C., USA. 79.
- Peter Grubb: Status: CITES - Appendix I and U.S. ESA - Endangered as Equus przewalskii; IUCN - Extinct? as E. przewalskii
- Volf, J.1990.Przewalski's wild horse and domestic horses.In Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals.Edited by S. P. Parker. New York: McGraw-Hill. Volume 4, pp. 594-596.
- Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.
- Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole 2000. Common Names of Mammals of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xiv + 204. ISBN: 1-56098-383-3.
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 12, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 23 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
- The Universal Virus database of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses 2005.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:
- Berkeley Natural History Museums, University of California Museum of Paleontology DiGIR provider
- Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics, Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
- Field Museum, Mammal specimens
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Vertebrate specimens
- Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
- Michigan State University Museum, Vertebrate specimens
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- OZCAM
- Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- Royal Ontario Museum, Mammal specimens
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
- University of Alaska Museum of the North, University of Alaska Museum Mammal Collection
- University of Alaska Museum of the North, University of New Mexico Division of Genomic Resources Mammal Collection
- University of Alaska Museum of the North, University of New Mexico Museum of Southwestern Biology Mammal Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
- , Mammal specimens
- University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History, Mammal specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2478626
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-180691
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13808271
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 180691
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AMATA01010
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 131634
Footnotes
Curator for this page: David Stang. Date last reviewed: 2008-07-01
