Plains zebra

Scientific name: Equus quagga

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0285

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Where it lives

IUCN / King & Moehlman (2016 assessment) gives the following habitat information for Equus quagga: grasslands and savannas.

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Grasslands and savannas

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1Equus quagga habitat evidenceSRC-C540-B05-BT5-ENT0285

Where it is found

GBIF reports an observation attributed to Equus quagga in Botswana, Africa, dated 2025-01-08. This is a reported occurrence only, not evidence of native range, breeding, exhaustive distribution or a wild setting.

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1Equus quagga habitat evidenceSRC-C540-B05-BT5-ENT0285
2Equus quagga — Animal Diversity WebSRC-C540-B04-ADW-ENT0285
3GBIF taxonomic name match: Equus quaggaSRC-DSC-E9040A6637
4GBIF licensed observation search: Equus quaggaSRC-DSC-BC1ED816CA

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T085741144 · last approved 8 November 2026

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