Taxonomic family name for the family of horses.
- (Kingdom) Animalia, (animals)
- (Phylum) Chordata/Vertebrata, vertebrates (animals with spinal cords)
- (Class) Mammalia, mammals
- (Order) Perissodactyla, odd-toed ungulates
- (Family) Equidae, horses
- (Genus) Equus, Horse {Linnaeus, 1758}
- Equus africanus, African Ass, ancestor of Domestic Ass, Equus asinus {Fitzinger, 1857}
- Equus asinus, Domestic Ass {Linnaeus, 1758}
- Equus burchelli, Zebra/Burchell's Zebra {Gray, 1823}
- Equus caballus, Domestic Horse {Linnaeus, 1758}
- Equus ferus, Wild Horse {Boddaert, 1785}
- Equus grevyi, Zebra/Grevy's Zebra {Oustalet, 1882} - ENDANGERED
- Equus hemionus, Kulan/Onager {Pallas, 1775}
- Equus kiang, Kiang {Moorcroft, 1841}
- Equus onager, Kulan/Onager {Boddaert, 1785}
- Equus quagga, Quagga {Gmelin, 1788} - EXTINCT SINCE 1872
- Equus zebra, Zebra/Selous' Zebra/Mountain Zebra {Linnaeus, 1758}
Remarks:
The taxonomic classification of zebras has been the subject of some discussion, with variant taxonomies listing the quagga (e. quagga) as a subspecies of e. burchelli.
Selected hybrid forms of Equidae:
Hybrids are usually sterile, though rare exceptions do occur.