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Wild Horse Zebras Donkey

Kingdom Animalia Animalia Animalia

Phylum Chordata Chordata Chordata

Class Mammalia Mammalia Mammalia

Order Perissodactyla Perissodactyla Perissodactyla

FAMILY Equidae Equidae Equidae

Genus Equus Equus Equus

Subgenus Equus Hippotigris Asinus

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Why do zebras and donkeys belong to the same species?

Equus, horses and donkeys.


What is a donkey related to?

A donkey is closely related to horses and zebras, as all three belong to the Equidae family. Specifically, donkeys are a domesticated subspecies of the wild ass, known scientifically as Equus africanus asinus. They share common ancestry with horses, diverging from a common ancestor millions of years ago. Donkeys are known for their distinctive characteristics, including their long ears and strong, sturdy build.


What is unique about a Donkey and Zebra mixed?

Donkeys and zebras, like horses, are members of the genus Equus and the family Equidae. Thus, donkeys, zebras, and horses can all reproduce and produce infirtile offspring, such as mules, zedonks, and zorses. Donkeys are frequently domesticated by man, unlike the notoriously stubborn and untameable zebra. Zebras are also famous worldwide for their iconic black and white stripes, which donkeys do not have. Donkeys are usually some shade of brown or grey, ranging from creamy tan to dark chocolate, although domestic donkies come in particolor, white, and many other unusual colors. Donkeys are generally smaller with larger ears and more placid personalities, while zebras are far more agressive. The main difference is the stripes.


Why are horse and donkeys not the same species?

Donkeys and horses are not from the same species because of this: In sexual organisms, two organisms belong to the same species if they are able to breed and have fertile offspring. Although horses and donkeys can have mules, they are infertile, so they are two separate species and the mule is a hybrid.


Are horses and donkeys related?

They are both members of the family Equidae, along with zebras and Asian asses. They all descend from eohippus, a small animal which evolved to lose all but the central toe on each foot. The feet of modern tapirs show how prehistoric horses would have looked.