Przewalski's horse
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Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii or E. ferus przewalskii), the Mongolian wild horse, is a close relative of the domestic horse. The two are the only equids that can cross-breed and produce fertile offspring. Przewalski's horse is a rare and endangered subspecies of the wild horse, Equus ferus. It is native to the steppes of central Asia, especially Mongolia.[2]
Quick Facts Equus ferus przewalskii, Conservation status ...
Equus ferus przewalskii | |
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Przewalski's horse | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Equidae |
Genus: | Equus |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | E. f. przewalskii |
Trinomial name | |
Equus ferus przewalskii (I. S. Polyakov, 1881) | |
Przewalski's horse range (reintroduced; missing distribution in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine) | |
Synonyms | |
hagenbecki Matschie, 1903 |
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At one time extinct in the wild,[3] it has been reintroduced to its native habitat in Mongolia from stock in zoos. It is now in several nature reserves and national parks.[1] As of 2002, the world population of these horses was about 1,000.