Hartmann's mountain zebra

Hartmann's mountain zebra
Hartmann’s mountain zebra in Etosha National Park in Namibia

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Species:
E. zebra
Subspecies:
E. z. hartmannae
Trinomial name
Equus zebra hartmannae
(Matschie, 1898)
Range map of Equus zebra hartmannae and Equus zebra zebra

Hartmann's mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae) is a subspecies of the mountain zebra found in far south-western Angola and western Namibia, easily distinguished from other similar zebra species by its dewlap as well as the lack of stripes on its belly.

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