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Taxon: Genus Equus Linnaeus, 1758 (mammal)
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Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
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   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
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     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
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       Subdivision Bilateralia
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         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
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           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
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             Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
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               Subclass Eutheria Gill, 1872 see Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
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                 Superorder Mesaxonia (Marsh, 1884)
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                   Order Perissodactyla Owen, 1848 - odd-toed ungulates
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                     Suborder Hippomorpha Wood, 1937
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                       Superfamily Equoidea (Gray, 1821) Hay, 1902 see Family Equidae Gray, 1821
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                         Family Equidae Gray, 1821 - horses, zebras, and asses
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                           Genus Equus Linnaeus, 1758 - horses, zebras, and asses
                          Count: [**] 6s;16ss; ‡7ss; †4s;1ss
                             1 Subgenus Hippotigris Smith, 1841 see Equus zebra group Linnaeus, 1758
                            Count: [**] 2s;5ss; ‡2ss
                             2 Subgenus Dolichohippus Heller, 1912 [monotypic] see Equus grevyi group Oustalet, 1882
                            Count: [*] 1s
                             3 Subgenus Asinus Gray, 1824 [monotypic] see Equus asinus group Linnaeus, 1758
                            Count: [**] 1s;3ss; ‡1ss
                             4 Subgenus Hemionus Stehlin & Graziosi, 1935 see Equus hemionus group Pallas, 1775
                            Count: [**] 1s;6ss; ‡1ss; †2s
                             5 Subgenus Equus Linnaeus, 1758 see Equus caballus group Linnaeus, 1758
                            Count: [**] 1s;2ss; ‡3ss; †2s;1ss

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