Zebras Temporal range: Pliocene to recent
A herd of plains zebras (Equus quagga) in the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania
Scientific classification
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Equus (Hippotigris)
Species
†E. capensis E. grevyi †E. koobiforensis †E. mauritanicus †E. oldowayensis E. quagga E. zebra
Modern range of the three living zebra species

Zebras are mammals of the family Equidae. Zebras are African horses. They are in the same genus as the common horse, Equus caballus, and donkeys. Zebras are known for having many black and white stripes. There are three main species of zebra, Grevy's Zebra, the Plains Zebra, and the Mountain Zebra.