{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "przewalskis-horse",
  "name": "Przewalski's Horse",
  "scientificName": "Equus ferus przewalskii",
  "category": "Mammal",
  "summary": "Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) is the world's last truly wild horse — a stocky, dun-coloured native of the Central Asian steppe that was Extinct in the Wild by the 1960s. Adults weigh 250–360 kg (550–800 lb) and run at up to 55 km/h; today about 2,000 live in reintroduced herds and reserves, and the species is listed as Endangered.",
  "conservationStatus": "Endangered",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Mammalia",
    "order": "Perissodactyla",
    "family": "Equidae",
    "genus": "Equus"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 300,
    "lengthM": 2.1,
    "topSpeedKmh": 55,
    "lifespanYears": 25
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Equus ferus przewalskii"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Grasses and other steppe vegetation"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Semi-desert steppe and grassland of Mongolia and northwest China"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "Around 20 years in the wild; over 30 in captivity"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "250–360 kg (550–800 lb)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Top speed",
      "value": "Up to 55 km/h (34 mph)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Endangered (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Steppe and semi-desert of Mongolia and northwest China, reintroduced to Hustai National Park, the Gobi, and Kalamaili.",
    "continents": [
      "Asia"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/przewalskis-horse/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/przewalskis-horse/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}