Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi).
Image: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
At a glance
- IUCN category
- EN · Endangered
- Animal group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Stable
- FaunaHub record reviewed
- Checked against IUCN
- Matches source — IUCN's 2016 global assessment of Equus grevyi says EndangeredChecked 2026-10-09 against IUCN's Red List export published 2026-07-28 · assessment
Conservation overview
Grevy's zebra is the largest wild equid and the most threatened of the zebras, with narrow stripes and large rounded ears. It is assessed as Endangered.
It lives in arid country and can survive several days without water.
Range & habitat
Dry grasslands and scrub of Kenya and Ethiopia.
Major threats
Threats below are drawn from the authoritative sources listed on this page. For the current, complete assessment, see the IUCN Red List.
- Competition with livestock for water and grazing
- Habitat loss
- Hunting
Why it matters
As the most endangered zebra and a large grazer of East African drylands, Grevy's zebra is a flagship for arid-rangeland conservation shared with pastoral communities.
Gallery
Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi).
Image: Another one of my pictures: This photograph was taken by Medium69 (William Crochot) and re, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources
Sources for Grévy's Zebra
- IUCN Red List — look up Grévy's Zebra (authoritative status)
- Animal Diversity Web