Domestic Horse
Equus caballus
About the Domestic Horse
The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus. It is an odd-toed ungulate mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, Eohippus, into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began to domesticate horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC. Horses in the subspecies caballus are...
Key Facts
- Well-known species with 44,243 recorded observations.
Classification
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the scientific name of the Domestic Horse?
The scientific name of the Domestic Horse is Equus caballus.
How many Domestic Horse sightings have been recorded?
44,243 observations of the Domestic Horse have been recorded on iNaturalist.
44,243
observations on iNaturalist
