quagga
extinct subspecies of plains zebra
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Summary
quagga is an extinct taxon[1]. quagga ranks in the top 5% of extinct taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,085 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: subspecies[3]
- IUCN conservation status: extinct species[4]
- Parent taxon: Equus quagga[5]
- Location of discovery: South Africa[6]
- Taxon name: Equus quagga quagga[7]
- Commons category: Equus quagga quagga[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Equus quagga quagga[9]
- Commons gallery: Equus quagga quagga[10]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], The New Student's Reference Work[14]
- Taxon common name: quagga[15], kvaga[16]
- Different from: Zebra kvaga[17], quokka[18]
- Length: 257 cm[19]
- Height: 135 cm[20]
- Extinction date: 1883[21]
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Identifiers
quagga's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 123564[22]. quagga's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 31999507[23]. quagga's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5787161[24]. quagga's ITIS TSN is recorded as 926245[25].
Discovery and Description
Things named for quagga include Quagga[26], a free software[27].
Why It Matters
quagga has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] quagga is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for quagga include Quagga[26], a free software[27].