Mountain zebra
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| phylum | Chordata | The mountain zebra, Equus zebra, is a threatened species of equid native to south-western Angola, Namibia and South Africa. It has two subspecies, the Cape mountain zebra (E. z. zebra) and Hartmann's mountain zebra (E. z. hartmannae), though it has been suggested these should be considered separate species.
Like all extant zebras, it is boldly striped in black and white and no two individuals look exactly alike. The stripes can be either black or dark brown and white. Their stripes cover their whole bodies except for their bellies. The mountain zebra also has a dewlap.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Perissodactyla | |
| family | Equidae | |
| genus | Equus | |
| subgenus | Hippotigris | |
| species | Equus zebra |
