All about the world of fauna: a complete list of equids

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Odd-hoofed animals are mammals belonging to the placental order. Their distinguishing feature is the hooves, which form an odd number of fingers. The list of equids includes various types of rhinos, tapirs and horses. Wildlife are found only in scattered populations due to shrinking living space and being hunted.

General information

At all times, equids have played a big role in human life, especially domesticated species. Donkeys and horses, which make up the most part of the list of equids, are found throughout the world, including areas where they did not originally exist, such as Australia. Some of the species of the detachment serve as objects of hunting, in a number of countries horses are used as riding animals.

Territorial location affects the way of life, the greatest activityequids show at night or twilight. Modern species of tapirs are solitary, they inhabit forests, including tropical ones. The same way of life is led by rhinos that live in the swampy areas of Asia, as well as the savannahs of Africa. Horses, on the other hand, always stay in groups. Habitat - steppes, savannas, semi-deserts. All members of the order are herbivores, feeding on parts of plants, including leaves and roots, as well as grasses.

Odd-toed ungulates: list

On various resources you can find a lot of information about the representatives of the placental detachment. According to an online resource called Mammal Species of the World, the list of equids includes three families, six genera, and seventeen species, one of which is extinct. The equine family includes:

• mountain zebras;
• horses;
• kulanov;
• wild donkeys;
• savanna zebras (the second name is Burchell's zebra);
• kiangs;
• domestic horses;
• desert zebras, which are called Grevy's zebras.

Another equine species is the quagga (an extinct species). Of great interest to scientists are tapirs - unusual, with a deep history, artiodactyl animals. The list of tapirs looks like this:

• mountain tapirs;
• Central American tapir, called Baird;
• plain tapirs;
• black-backed tapirs.

The Rhinoceros family includes several species and genera. Representativesdiffer in appearance and environment. These are rather large equine animals. The list (a photo of one of the representatives can be seen below) is based on the division of each genus into species:

Rhinos:

• Javanese Rhinoceros;
• Indian Rhino;

White Rhinos:

Rhino white;

Sumatran Rhinos:

Sumatran Rhinoceros;

Black Rhinos:

Black Rhino

Main types of domesticated horses

In the process of how a man domesticated horses, he tried to improve them. As a result, the list of odd-toed ungulates has significantly expanded. Among the most famous species are:

• heavy;
• trotting;
• draft;
• riders.

The first ones are distinguished by massiveness, developed muscles and a large head. These are the Vladimir and Russian draft horses, the Belgian Brabancon, the French Percheron. Trotting horses are very fast and graceful equids. The list consists of many breeds, but the Oryol trotter is considered the most famous.

Draft horses are considered one of the strongest among all representatives, which are massive and of medium height. These are such breeds as the Torian draft, Latvian, and also Belarusian. Horse breeds were bred by man specifically for riding. Their distinguishing feature is long, thin legs compared to horses of working breeds. Well-known among them are:Ukrainian breed, Arabian, and Akhal-Teke.

Common Rhino Species

Savannahs and woodlands are inhabited by black and white rhinos, belonging to the African species. Their habitat is the Hindustan Peninsula, where there are open river banks and vast wet meadows. The Sumatran rhinoceros lives on the island of Borneo in scattered populations, and the Javan rhinoceros has remained only on the island of Java in the national park. These two species prefer, unlike the others, swamps with dense overgrown vegetation, as well as wooded areas.

Zebra varieties

All existing species of zebras live in Africa. These are beautiful nomadic equids (the list of animals with photos is presented above). The most common species is savannah zebras, which can be found in areas with grassy and shrubby vegetation.

Mountain and desert zebras live in southern Africa. The first inhabit mountain plateaus, and the second, respectively, desert areas with a small amount of vegetation. Zebras gather in groups, never move alone in search of grass. Sometimes there are herds in which there are more than a hundred individuals. Savannah zebras have the largest movements, and in some cases, they join together with ostriches or antelopes.