| Equus capensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Genus: | Equus |
| Subgenus: | Hippotigris |
| Species: | †E. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Equus capensis Broom, 1909 | |
Equus capensis (E. capensis), theGiant Cape zebra, is an extinct species ofzebra[1] that lived during thePleistocene ofSouth Africa.E. capensis was first described from the Cape Town region of South Africa in 1909.[2]E. capensis can be estimated to have grown to about 150 cm (59 in) at the withers and 400 kg (880 lb) in body mass.[1]
A 2009 DNA study analyzed several museum specimens identified as Cape zebras and concluded that all specimens tested clustered within theplains zebra,Equus quagga, withE. q. quagga andE. q. burchelli, rather than belonging to a distinct species.[3]
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