Mountain zebra
Equus zebra
VulnerablePhoto: Micha L. Rieser · CC BY
Mammalherbivore
The mountain zebra is a striped horse native to the rocky hills of southwestern Africa. It comes in two varieties: one roams South Africa's mountains, while the other prefers the dry slopes of Namibia and Angola. Unlike plains zebras, it has a neat grid-like stripe pattern and a flap of skin under its throat called a dewlap.
- Has a distinctive dewlap (skin flap) under its neck
- Stripes form a tighter grid pattern than other zebras
- Two subspecies live in separate parts of southern Africa
MountainGrasslandAfrica
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- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Equus zebra
- Habitat
- Mountain, Grassland
- Regions in this directory
- Africa
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable (VU)