Quagga
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| phylum | Chordata | The quagga is an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra that lived in South Africa. It was long thought to be a distinct species, but recent genetic studies have shown it to be the southernmost subspecies of the plains zebra. Its name is derived from the plains zebra's call, which sounds like "kwa-ha-ha".
It was distinguished from other zebras by its limited pattern of primarily brown and white stripes, mainly on the front part of the body. The rear was brown and without stripes, and therefore more horse-like. The distribution of stripes varied considerably between individuals. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Equidae |
| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Perissodactyla | |
| family | Equidae | |
| genus | Equus | |
| subspecies | E. quagga quagga |
