Name
Equidae
equine (horse, donkey, zebra, etc.)
Framing
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Eutheria
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Habitat
Terrestrial, mainly in steppe zones (steppes, savannahs, semi-deserts...).
Feeding
Phytophagous
Distribution
Originally wild forms exist today only in Asia and Africa. In Europe extinct in the wild
Conservation status
Several globally threatened species (IUCN)
Additional information
Long legs with a single functional developed toe finished on a hoof
Additional information
Bibliography
- Hack, M.A. & King, S. (2005). Equid Bibliography. IUCN/SCC Equid Specialist Group, IUCN (The World Conservation Union). http://www.equids.org/docs/Equid_Library_2005.pdf
- MacFadden, B. J. (2008). Fossil Horses Paperback: Systematics, Paleobiology, and Evolution of the Family Equidae. Cambridge University Press.
- Moehlman, P. D. (2002). Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Equids: Zebras, Asses and Horses. IUCN/SSC Equid Specialist Group, IUCN (The World Conservation Union). http://www.equids.org/docs/Moehlman_02_Low.pdf
- Ransom, J. I., & Kaczensky, P. (Eds) (2016). Wild Equids Ecology, Management, and Conservation. Johns Hopkins University Press.
- Wilson, D. E., & Mittermeier, R. A. (Eds) (2011). Handbook of the Mammals of the World 2: Hoofed Mammals. Lynx Edicions. Disponible en biblioteca UGR.