Equus quagga Boddaert, 1785

Plains zebra

Species recognized by The Integrated Taxonomic Information System external link, T Orrell (custodian) in 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC) external link Showing: scientific names

Media Center Navigation

Equus quagga Boddaert, 1785

Images

Items in yellow are not reviewed.

Choose images

Equus quagga
Equus quagga
Equus quagga
Equus quagga
Equus quagga
Equus quagga
Equus quagga
Equus quagga
Equus quagga Boddaert, 1785

Page navigation

Page 1 Next
Classification : Text | Graphic |
  

Table of Contents

Morphology

Physical Description

Source and Additional Information
Supplier
Animal Diversity Web external link
Copyright
©1995-2008, The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors. Some rights reserved external link
Author
Debra L. Rodriguez, University of Michigan
Source URL
View original data object external link
Citation
Rodriguez, D. 1999. "Equus quagga" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 25, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Equus_quagga.html. 

 

The quagga (Equus quagga) is recently extinct. It was closely related to horses and zebras. These zebras averaged 53 inches in height and weighed between 500 and 700 pounds. The Quagga was a relative of the Burchell's Zebra, Equus burchelli, and differed mainly in the degree of striping. The Burchell's Zebra has black stripes on a white background, with brownish "shadow" stripes in between. There is much variability in this pattern, and some Burchell's Zebras have virtually unstriped hindquarters. Museum specimens of the Quagga have dark stripes on the head and neck, but further back the stripes become paler and the interspaces darker, until they merge into a plain brownish color. It is also interesting to note that zebra stripes are like human fingerprints -- no two zebras have the same stripe pattern, which makes it easy to identify individuals. (Planet Wildlife, 1993)

 
Katja Schulz. Editor. "Equus quagga Boddaert, 1785". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/311502". Accessed 22 Mar 2010.