40,324 observationsNNA
Domestic Horse
Equus caballus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Mammalia ›Order: Perissodactyla ›Family: Equidae ›Genus: Equus
About
The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus. It is an odd-toed ungulate mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, Eohippus, into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began to domesticate horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC. Horses in the subspecies caballus are...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Domestic Horse is Equus caballus.
- Domestic Horse belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Domestic Horse belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Domestic Horse belongs to the class Mammalia.
- Domestic Horse belongs to the order Perissodactyla.
- Domestic Horse belongs to the family Equidae.
- Domestic Horse belongs to the genus Equus.