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Classification
Mammal
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Diet
Herbivore
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Lifespan
15–20 years
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Weight
240–430 kg
Population Trend
📉Decreasing
Description
A zebra species adapted to mountainous terrain, found in southern Africa.
Habitat
🌿 mountain slopes🌿 arid grassland
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Perissodactyla
Family
Equidae
Genus
Equus
Fun Facts
1
Each zebra has a unique stripe pattern, like human fingerprints.
2
No two mountain zebras have the same stripe pattern.
3
Their stripes may help confuse biting flies.
4
The Cape mountain zebra subspecies was saved from near extinction (fewer than 80 left in the 1950s).
5
Mountain zebras have hard, pointed hooves adapted for rocky terrain.