Horses Flashcards
Equss asinus
Asses and Donkeys
Equus caballus
true horse
Class
Mammalia
Order
Perissodactyla
Genus
Equus
Equus burchelli
Grant’s zebra, Burchell’s zebra, Chapman’s zebra, Quagga, & other subspecies
Equus grevyi
Grevy’s zebra
Equus hemionus
Onagers of Asia and the Mideast
Equus zebra
Mountain zebra
equus went extinct in western hemisphere
8 thousand years ago
domestication in the eastern hemisphere
5 thousand years ago
Draft horses and shetland ponies
Europe
Asia and middle east
lighter, agile horses
Phylum
Chordata
Subphylum
Vertebrata
Family
Equidae
Species
Varies
Equus przewalski
Przewalski’s horse
settlers
brought many breeds and types of horses to North America
Recreation
43%
Show
29%
Rodeo. polo, ranching, etc
18%
Racing
10%
World horse population
59 million