---
title: "Zebra stepowa"
description: "Equus quagga — Ssaki. The plains zebra is the most common and geographically widespread species of zebra."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/plains-zebra
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Zebra stepowa

> Equus quagga — Ssaki. The plains zebra is the most common and geographically widespread species of zebra.

- Scientific name: *Equus quagga*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 25470
- Wikidata: [Q245305](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q245305)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43335](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43335)

## Names

- en: Plains Zebra
- de: Steppenzebra
- es: Cebra de Sabana
- fr: Zèbre des Plaines
- nl: Steppezebra
- pt: Zebra-da-planície
- pl: Zebra stepowa

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (9618), KE (3939), TZ (3179), NA (1881), BW (1048), ZW (555), UG (440), ZM (429), RW (224), US (206), MW (141), SZ (115)

## Summary

The plains zebra is the most common and geographically widespread species of zebra. Its range is fragmented, but spans much of southern and eastern Africa south of the Sahara. Six or seven subspecies have been recognised, including the quagga which was thought to be a separate species. More recent research supports variations in zebra populations being clines rather than subspecies.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plains_zebra

## Photo

![Zebra stepowa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/plains-zebra/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58970711

## Machine access

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