Grant's zebra
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| phylum | Chordata | The Grant's zebra(Equus quagga boehmi) is the smallest of six subspecies of the plains zebra. This subspecies represents the zebra form of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. This northern subspecies is vertically striped in front, horizontally on the back legs, and diagonally on the rump and hind flanks. Shadow stripes are absent or only poorly expressed. The stripes, as well as the inner-spaces, are broad and well defined. Northerly specimens may lack a mane.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Perissodactyla | |
| family | Equidae | |
| genus | Equus | |
| subspecies | E. quagga boehmi |
