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Bookmark or Share- Equus (genus) - WikipediaEquus (/ ˈ ɛ k w ə s, ˈ iː k w ə s /) [3] is a genus of mammals in the family Equidae, which includes horses, asses, and zebras. Within the Equidae, Equus is the only recognized extant genus, comprising seven living species.
- Equidae - WikipediaEquidae (commonly known as the horse family) is the taxonomic family of horses and related animals, including the extant horses, asses, and zebras, and many other species known only from fossils. The family evolved more than 50 million years ago, in the Eocene epoch, from a small, multi-toed ungulate into larger, single-toed animals.
- Equine | Horse, Domestication & Breeds | BritannicaEquine, one of the mammal family of Equidae (order Perissodactyla) that includes the modern horses, zebras, and asses, as well as more than 60 species known only from fossils. All six modern members of the family are placed in the genus Equus.
- Family Equidae - Horses, asses, and zebras - Ultimate UngulateThe equids are the most numerous and widely-distributed group of modern perissodactyls, although only one genus and seven species survive to the present day (an eighth, Equus quagga, was lost to extinction in 1883).
- ADW: Equidae: INFORMATIONEquids are polygynous herd animals that generally live in extended family groups occupying large territories in open country (grasslands, semi-arid areas, deserts, and mountains). Communication of moods and other information takes place with changes in ear, mouth, and tail positions.
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