Mountain zebra Equus zebra Vulnerable
Where the mountain zebra lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 222 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See hippos, giraffes & zebras on the world map
| Scientific name | Equus zebra |
|---|---|
| Group | Hippos, giraffes & zebras |
| Status | Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 2 countries |
| Continents | Africa |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Perissodactyla |
| Family | Equidae |
Where does the mountain zebra live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mountain zebra in 2 countries and territories across Africa. Wikidata gives its range as: Namibia, South Africa.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the mountain zebra endangered?
The mountain zebra’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the mountain zebra?
The mountain zebra (Equus zebra) is a mammal in the order Perissodactyla and the family Equidae, genus Equus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the mountain zebra
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.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mountain zebra (revision 1353659414), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q243213 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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