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| Hartmann's Mountain Zebra | |
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| Hartmann’s mountain zebra | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Genus: | Equus |
| Subgenus: | Hippotigris |
| Species: | Equus zebra |
| Subspecies: | E. z. hartmannae |
| Trinomial name | |
| Equus zebra hartmannae (Matschie, 1898) |
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| Range map (includes range of E. z. zebra) | |
Hartmann's mountain zebra, Equus zebra hartmannae, is a subspecies of the mountain zebra found in far south-western Angola and western Namibia. Hartmann's mountain zebras prefer to live in small groups of 7-12 individuals. They are agile climbers and are able to live in arid conditions and steep mountainous country.
It has been argued that Hartmann's mountain zebra should be considered a separate species from the Cape Mountain Zebra, but this is not supported by genetic evidence (see Taxonomy of the Mountain zebra). Consequently, it is considered a subspecies in Mammal Species of the World.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
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