NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cape mountain zebra
Equus zebra Linnaeus, 1758
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The mountain zebra (Equus zebra) is a zebra species in the family Equidae, native to southwestern Africa. There are two subspecies, the Cape mountain zebra (E. z. zebra) found in South Africa and Hartmann's mountain zebra (E. z. hartmannae) found in south-western Angola and Namibia.
Wikipedia contributors, Mountain zebra; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:16:22.857975+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Equus zebra Linnaeus, 1758
- Name authority
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Common name
- Cape mountain zebra
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Perissodactyla
- Family
- Equidae
- Genus
- Equus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderPerissodactyla Owen, 1848
- familyEquidae Gray, 1821
- genusEquus Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesEquus zebra Linnaeus, 1758
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Equus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Przewalski's HorseEquus przewalskii Poliakov, 1881 | EquidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plains ZebraEquus quagga Boddaert, 1785 | EquidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| KiangEquus kiang Moorcroft, 1841 | EquidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Domestic HorseEquus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 | EquidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grevy's ZebraEquus grevyi Oustalet, 1882 | EquidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Equus wardi Ridgeway, 1910 Ridgeway, 1910 | ambiguous synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=202401 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6FYB9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.