Equidae
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Equidae is the family of horse-like animals, which belong to the order Perissodactyla. It is sometimes known as the horse family. Apart from the horse, other extant equids include assorted subspecies of donkey or ass, and the zebra. All of these are in the genus Equus.
Equids are medium to large mammal, with long heads, and necks with a mane. Their legs are slender and end in a single, unguligrade toe, protected by a horny hoof. They have long, slender, tails, either ending in a tuft, or...
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Biology
| Scientific name |
- Equidae
| Synonym scientific name |
| Rank |
| Higher classification |
| Lower classifications |
| Organisms of this type |
| ITIS Taxon S/N |
- 180688
| NCBI Taxon ID |
- 9788
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