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There are currently in the world, seven species of wild equids, spread across Asia and Africa.

Maps below (from the IUCN equid action plan):
Green - historical range
Red - current range

Plain zebra - Equus burchellii

Height at withers: 1.20 to 1.35 m
Length: 2.40 m
Weight: 300 kg
Number: 663,200 individuals
Sub-species : Grant zebra or Böhm zebra, Sélous zebra, Chapman zebra and Damara zebra (sometimes mixed), Burchell zebra (probably extinct since 1930), Quagga (extinct since 1883)
plain zebra

range_plain_zebra

Grévy's zebra - Equus grevyi

Height at withers: 1.50 to 1.60 m
Length: 3 m
Weight: 400 to 450 kg
Number: 3,200 individuals
grevy s zebra
range_grevy_zebra

Mountain zebra - Equus zebra

Height at withers: 1.20 to 1.30 m
Length: 2.20 m
Weight: 250 to 370 kg
Number: 18,100 to 33,800 individuals
Sub-species: Cap mountain zebra, Hartmann's zebra
mountain zebra

range_mountain_zebra

African wild ass - Equus africanus

Height at withers: 1.25 to 1.45 m
Length: 2 m
Weight: 230 to 275 kg
Number: less than 1000
Sub-species: Somalian wild ass, Nubian wild ass (extinct)
african wild ass
range_african_wild_ass

Asian wild ass - Equus hemionus

Height at withers: 1.50 m
Length: 2,10 m
Weight: 350 to 400 kg
Number: 10,000 to 30,000
Sub-species: Syrian ass (extinct since 1927), Onager, Kher (India), Khulan
asian wild ass


range_asian_wild_ass

Kiang - Equus kiang

Height at withers: 1.32 to 1.42 m
Length: ? m
Weight: 250 to 400 kg
Number: 60,000 to 70,000
Sub-species: South Kiang and West Kiang
kiang
range_kiang

Przewalski's horse - Equus ferus przewalski

Height at withers: 1.20 to 1.45 m
Length: 2.10 m
Weight: 250 to 350 kg
Number: 1600 in captivity and ongoing reintroduction programs
takh
range_przewalski_horse



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