Mass: 279 kg based on Sachs 1967 and du Preez 1976
Diet: grazer based on Prins and Douglas-Hamilton 1990 and Bothma et al. 2004
Abundance: 0.06 to 19.10% (median 4.29%)
Latitudinal range: -29.8° to 18.8°Habitats: (30), tropical/subtropical savanna (5)
Found in 35 samples
Botswana: Moritsane (Holocene)
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Katanda 9 (Middle Pleistocene)
Kenya: Karungu (Late Pleistocene), Mfangano Island (Late Pleistocene), Kibogo (Late Pleistocene), Lainyamok (Middle Pleistocene)
Lesotho: Sehonghong (GWA) (Holocene), Sehonghong (ALP) (Holocene), Sehonghong (SA) (Holocene), Sehonghong (BARF) (Late Pleistocene), Sehonghong (RF) (Late Pleistocene), Sehonghong (RBL/CLBRF) (Late Pleistocene), Sehonghong (BAS) (Late Pleistocene), Sehonghong (MOS) (Late Pleistocene)
Malawi: Malowa (Holocene)
South Africa: Kloof/Hillcrest, Equus Cave (Unit 1A) (Holocene), Equus Cave (Unit 1B) (Late Pleistocene), Plovers Lake (Late Pleistocene), Equus Cave (Unit 2A) (Late Pleistocene), Equus Cave (Unit 2B) (Late Pleistocene), Haasgat Dumpsite (Early Pleistocene), Cornelia-Uitzoek (1998 - 2010 collection) (Early Pleistocene), Cornelia-Uitzoek (old collection) (Early Pleistocene)
Sudan: HP766 (Late Pleistocene)
Tanzania: Ruaha National Park (dry season, random placement), Mlele Forest Reserve, Tli'ika, Kuumbi Cave (Trench 10, Phase 1b) (Holocene), Kuumbi Cave (Trench 10, Phase 2) (Pleistocene - Holocene), Kuumbi Cave (Trench 10, Phase 3) (Late Pleistocene), Kuumbi Cave (Trench 10, Phase 4) (Late Pleistocene)
Zambia: Leopard's Hill Cave (Pre-Nachikufan) (Late Pleistocene), Makwe Rockshelter 2 (Holocene)
Zimbabwe: Ingwezi Game Management Project
♀ body mass | 219050 kg | N = 8 | Sachs 1967 |
♀ body mass | 289600 kg | N = 16 | du Preez 1976 |
♂ body mass | 247830 kg | N = 13 | Sachs 1967 |
♂ body mass | 307300 kg | N = 30 | du Preez 1976 |
♀ ear length | 169 mm | N = 8 | Sachs 1967 |
♀ ear length | 165 mm | N = 17 | du Preez 1976 |
♂ ear length | 168 mm | N = 13 | Sachs 1967 |
♂ ear length | 161 mm | N = 29 | du Preez 1976 |
♀ head and body length | 2050 mm | N = 8 | Sachs 1967 |
♀ head and body length | 2209 mm | N = 17 | du Preez 1976 |
♂ head and body length | 2046 mm | N = 13 | Sachs 1967 |
♂ head and body length | 2230 mm | N = 29 | du Preez 1976 |
♀ hind foot length | 492 mm | N = 8 | Sachs 1967 |
♀ hind foot length | 523 mm | N = 17 | du Preez 1976 |
♂ hind foot length | 508 mm | N = 13 | Sachs 1967 |
♂ hind foot length | 531 mm | N = 29 | du Preez 1976 |
♀ tail length | 463 mm | N = 8 | Sachs 1967 |
♀ tail length | 467 mm | N = 17 | du Preez 1976 |
♂ tail length | 475 mm | N = 13 | Sachs 1967 |
♂ tail length | 463 mm | N = 29 | du Preez 1976 |
♀ total body length | 2513 mm | N = 8 | Sachs 1967 |
♂ total body length | 2521 mm | N = 13 | Sachs 1967 |
See also Equus, Equus africanus, Equus algericus, Equus altidens, Equus apolloniensis, Equus capensis, Equus conversidens, Equus excelsus, Equus ferus, Equus grevyi, Equus hemionus, Equus hydruntinus, Equus kiang, Equus lambei, Equus leidyi, Equus livenzovensis, Equus major, Equus mauritanicus, Equus mexicanus, Equus mosbachensis, Equus neogeus, Equus niobrarensis, Equus numidicus, Equus occidentalis, Equus ovodovi, Equus sanmeniensis, Equus semiplicatus, Equus senezensis, Equus simplicidens, Equus sivalensis, Equus sp., Equus sp. large, Equus sp. small, Equus spp., Equus steinheimensis, Equus stenonis, Equus suessenbornensis, Equus tabeti, Equus torralbae, Equus wuesti, Equus yunnanensis, Equus zebra