Equidae Author Don E. Wilson Author Russell A. Mittermeier text 2011 2011-08-31 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 2 Hoofed Mammals 106 143 book chapter 3349 10.5281/zenodo.5719778 fb7a3a15-9c77-4974-921b-49b90848f29b 978-84-96553-77-4 5719778 Family EQUIDAE (HORSES AND RELATIVES) • [Large mammals with large head, elongated face, long neck, large ears, eyes set to the side and high on the head, long, slender legs ending in a single hoof each, long tail, and mane erect or droopy when very long. • 200-300 cm. • Palearctic and Afrotropical Regions. • Mesic grassland to semi-arid savanna, arid lowland, and mountain desert. • 1 genus, 7 species, at least 19 extant taxa. • 2 species Critically Endangered, 2 species Endangered, 1 species Vulnerable; 4 subspecies Extinct since 1600.