EQUIDAE, Gray, 1821

Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2011, Equidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 2 Hoofed Mammals, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 106-143 : 106

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5719778
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6511129
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scientific name	EQUIDAE
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Family EQUIDAE View in CoL (HORSES AND RELATIVES)

• [Large mammals with large head, elongated face, long neck, large ears, eyes set to the side and high on the head, long, slender legs ending in a single hoof each, long tail, and mane erect or droopy when very long.

• 200-300 cm. View Figure

• Palearctic and Afrotropical Regions. View Figure

• Mesic grassland to semi-arid savanna, arid lowland, and mountain desert.

• 1 genus, 7 species, at least 19 extant taxa.

• 2 species Critically Endangered, 2 species Endangered, 1 species Vulnerable; 4 subspecies Extinct since 1600.