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title: "Grévy's Zebra"
description: "Equus grevyi — Mammiferi. Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi), also known commonly as the imperial zebra, is the largest living species of wild equid and the most threatened of the three species of zebras, the other two being the plains zebra and the mountain zebra."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/grevy-s-zebra
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Grévy's Zebra

> Equus grevyi — Mammiferi. Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi), also known commonly as the imperial zebra, is the largest living species of wild equid and the most threatened of the three species of zebras, the other two being the plains zebra and the mountain zebra.

- Scientific name: *Equus grevyi*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana), `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 1448
- Wikidata: [Q219565](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219565)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43339](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43339)

## Names

- en: Grévy's Zebra
- de: Grevyzebra
- es: Cebra de Grévy
- fr: Zèbre de Grévy
- nl: Grévyzebra
- pl: Zebra pręgowana

## Countries with the most observations

KE (708), ET (10)

## Summary

Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi), also known commonly as the imperial zebra, is the largest living species of wild equid and the most threatened of the three species of zebras, the other two being the plains zebra and the mountain zebra. Named after French president Jules Grévy, it is found in parts of Kenya and Ethiopia. Superficially, Grévy's zebra's physical features can help to identify it from the other zebra species; its overall appearance is slightly closer to that of a mule and donkey, compared to the more "equine" (horse) appearance of the plains and mountain zebras. Compared to other zebra species, Grévy's zebra…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%A9vy%27s_zebra

## Photo

![Grévy's Zebra](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/grevy-s-zebra/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allen Hurlbert · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/74469081

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/grevy-s-zebra?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).