Equus zebra Linnaeus, 1758
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Equus zebra Linnaeus, 1758 View in CoL . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:74.
TYPE LOCALITY: South Africa, S.W. Cape Prov., Paardeburg, near Malmesbury .
DISTRIBUTION: Formerly in S. Angola; Namibia; S.W. and S.C. Cape Prov. ( South Africa).
COMMENT: E. z. zebra is nearly extinct in the wild; recent counts indicate fewer than 70 alive in their habitat within remote mountain basins of the Cape Province, South Africa.
PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix I and U.S. ESA - Endangered as E. z. zebra subspecies only.
CITES - Appendix II as E. z. hartmannae subspecies only.
ISIS NUMBER: 5301418001001007001.
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