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Equus ferus Boddaert, 1785

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
<i>Elenchus Animalium</i>, vol. 1 (Sistens Quadrupedia), p. 159

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Perissodactyla
family
Equidae
genus
Equus
species
Equus ferus

Name

Synonyms
Equus caballus ferus Boddaert, 1785
Equus ferus ferus
Equus gmelini Antonius, 1912
Equus sylvestris von den Brincken, 1826
Homonyms
Equus ferus Boddaert, 1785
Equus ferus Erxleben, 1777
Common names
Russian wild horse in English
Russian wild horse in language.
Russian wild horse in English
Tarpan in English
Tarpan in English
tarpan in language.
Horse in English
Przewalski's Horse in English
villhest in Norwegian Bokmål
villhest in Nynorsk, Norwegian
Asian Wild Horse in English
Caballo de Przewalski in Spanish
Cheval de Przewalski in French
Domestic Horse in English
Feral Horse in English
Merlen Wyllt in Welsh
Merlod Gwyllt in Welsh
Mongolian Wild Horse in English
Pony in English
Takh in Mongolian
Wild Horse in English
Wild Pony in English
Ye-ma in Chinese

Bibliographic References

  1. Bennett, Deb, and Robert S. Hoffmann, 1999: Equus caballus. Mammalian Species, no. 628. 1-14.
  2. Groves, Colin, and Peter Grubb, 2011: null. Ungulate Taxonomy. ix + 317.
  3. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 2003: OPINION 2027 (Case 3010): Usage of 17 specific names based on wild species which are pre-dated by or contemporary with those based on domestic animals (Lepidoptera, Osteichthyes, Mammalia): conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 60, part 1. 81-84.
  4. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2000.
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