Equus caballus

domestic horse, species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q10758650
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Summary

Equus caballus is a taxon[1]. It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Equus[4]
  • Taxon name: Equus caballus[5]
  • Subclass of: Equus[6]
  • Has use: horse[7]
  • Short name: E. caballus[8]
  • Taxon common name: Horse[9], hest[10], Domestic Horse[11], Feral Horse[12]
  • Gestation period: 335 day[13]
  • Longest observed lifespan: 35 years[14]
  • Invasive to: Australian continent[15], Australia[16]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[17]
  • Taxon author citation: Linnaeus, 1758[18]
  • Sequenced genome URL: http://www.ensembl.org/Equus_caballus[19]
  • Litter size: 1[20]
  • Taxon synonym of: Equus ferus caballus[21]
  • Protonym of: Equus ferus caballus[22]

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Identifiers

Equus caballus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 209233[23]. Equus caballus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9796[24]. Equus caballus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328648[25]. Equus caballus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440886[26]. Equus caballus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180691[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [24] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [27] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . NWT Species Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . ASM Mammal Diversity Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . ASM Mammal Diversity Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Equus caballus. wikidata.org.
  16. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . Equus caballus. wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . environment.gov.au. Retrieved . environment.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . SInAS database of alien species occurrences. wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . Ensembl genome database project. wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . Equus caballus. wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Jfpierce · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    New zealand organisms register id → 872dca51-415f-4efb-81ca-00c3c3567941
    Calphotos taxon id → Equus+caballus
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Fossilworks taxon id → 46259
    + 56 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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