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Equus zebra ssp. zebra

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA PERISSODACTYLA EQUIDAE

Scientific Name: Equus zebra ssp. zebra
Species Authority: Linnaeus, 1758
Common Name/s:
English – Cape Mountain Zebra
French – Zèbre De Montagne Du Cap
Spanish – Cebra Montanesa Del Cabo

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable D1 ver 3.1
Year Published: 2008
Assessor/s: Novellie, P.
Reviewer/s: Moehlman, P.D., Hrabar, H., Smith, R. & Hill, R. (Equid Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable as the total population is currently estimated at approximately 500 mature individuals and increasing.
History:
1996 – Endangered
1994 – Endangered (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Endangered (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
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Population [top]

Population Trend: Increasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Novellie, P. 2008. Equus zebra ssp. zebra. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 June 2013.
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