Burchell's zebra
Equus burchellii
Levels of classification
kingdom Animalia: does not contain prokaryotes. heterotrophs
phylum Chordata: complete digestive system, hollow nerve cord, three germ layers
Sub-phylum Vertebrata: Vertebrates, which include fishes, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals The backbone of vertebrates protects the nerve cord and serves as the axis of the internal skeleton
class mammalia: 3 middle ear bones, hair, and the production of milk by modified sweat glands called mammary glands. contains over 5000 species placed in over 26 orders.
Order Perissodactyla: middle toe is larger than the others
Family Equidae: thick-skulled animals, 40-42 teeth,walk on the tips of their toes
Genus Equus: Equus , horses, and zebras
Species: Equus burchellii
Map of where the Burchell's Zebra lives
Baby Zebra with its mother
zebra in its natural habitat
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General Description
Length: On average, from a zebra's head to the end of it's body its around 75-102 inches
Weight: On average, A zebra weighs 385-950 Pounds or 175-430 KG
Color: The zebra could be black with white stripes or white with black stripes.
Natural Range: Most zebra's are located in Africa but the burchell's Zebra is mostly in the yellow area on the picture of the map.
Diet: Zebra's eat mostly grass, leaves, and twigs.
Habitat Description: Most zebra's live in savanna's or grasslands.
Predators: Zebra's biggest predator is a lion. Zebra's are also hunted by hyenas. To a lesser extent they are hunted by dogs, Leopards, and Cheetahs.
Physical Adaptations
Behavioral Adaptations
Work Cited
animals/engzebra.html
Colvin, L. and C. Nihranz 2009. "Equus burchellii" (On-line), Animal Diversity
Web. Accessed March 12, 2015 at http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/
Equus_burchellii/
Burton, M., & Burton, R. (2002). Zebra. In International wildlife encyclopedia
v.1 (AAR-BAR) (3rd ed., pp. 3009-3011). New York, NY: Marshall Cavendish.