Equidae is the horse family, one of three living families in the order Perissodactyla, the odd-toed ungulates, comprising a single living genus, Equus, whose species include horses, asses and zebras. Members are large, single-toed grazing and browsing mammals adapted for running, with a native range across Africa and Asia before human-assisted introductions elsewhere.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Species/Taxa CountCount is extant species of the sole living genus Equus Sources
1. Equidae - Wikipedia
Introduction, sentence 1
is the taxonomic family of horses and related animals
Classification
Genus Equus (22 species, 7 extant)
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