Common Zebra (Zoo Tycoon 2)

The common zebra (Equus burchelli boehmi in game, now Equus quagga boehmi) is an animal included in the original Zoo Tycoon 2 game. The common zebra becomes adoptable in campaign and challenge modes after achieving a 1.5-star zoo rating.

Distribution & Conservation Status
The common zebra falls under the Savannah East Africa location and is marked as low risk. In reality, it is labeled as being of least concern by the IUCN. Further, there are five living subspecies and the extinct quagga that fall under the common zebra species, which is still better known as the plains zebra. The one in the game is the Grant's zebra. The Grant's zebra can be found naturally in Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. In the game, the Grant's zebra is capable of interbreeding with the quagga (Equus quagga quagga).

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Perissodactyla

Family: Equidae

Genus: Equus

Species: Equus quagga

Subspecies: Equus quagga boehmi

Diet & Enrichment
The common zebra is defined as a granivore and a carrot-eater. It will use food dishes, wooden troughs, metal troughs and substrate piles. The common zebra will use trees, the scratch post and the salt lick.

Shelter & Space
The common zebra will use the shade structure, the small stable and the large stable. A single common zebra requires a space of 200 while each additional common zebra requires another 12.