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Equus

Genus of mammals

Species / taxontaxonQ27022

Scientific name: Equus
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1.Stated in Integrated Taxonomic Information SystemRetrieved 2013-09-19
2.Stated in Mammal Species of the World (Third edition)Retrieved 2015-09-19
3.Stated in A Guide to the Mammals of China
4.Stated in Systema Naturae. 10th edition, Volume 1
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Rank: genus
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1.Stated in Integrated Taxonomic Information SystemRetrieved 2013-09-19
2.Stated in Mammal Species of the World (Third edition)Retrieved 2015-09-19
3.Stated in A Guide to the Mammals of China
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Parent taxon: Equini
, Equidae
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1.Stated in Integrated Taxonomic Information SystemRetrieved 2013-09-19
2.Stated in Mammal Species of the World (Third edition)Retrieved 2015-09-19
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, Equina

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Equus is a genus of mammals in the perissodactyl family Equidae, which includes horses, asses, and zebras. Within the Equidae, Equus is the only recognized extant genus, comprising seven living species. Like Equidae more broadly, Equus has numerous extinct species known only from fossils. The genus originated in North America and dispersed into the Old World and South America during the Early and Middle Pleistocene. Equines are odd-toed ungulates with slender legs, long heads, relatively long necks, manes, and long tails. All species are herbivorous, and mostly grazers, with simpler digestive systems than ruminants but able to subsist on lower-quality vegetation.

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Started: 5330th millennium BCE
Taxon author citation: Linnaeus, 1758
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1.biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/EquusRetrieved 2021-10-22
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Homonymous taxon: Equus
Subclass of: Equidae
This zoological name is coordinate with: Equus

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