List of odd-toed ungulates by population

This is a list of odd-toed ungulate species (order Perissodactyla) by estimated global population.

Unless otherwise noted, primary populations given are for number of mature individuals.

Common nameBinomial namePopulationStatusTrendNotesImage Javan rhinoceros Rhinoceros sondaicus 18 Total population is estimated to be 68 individuals. Range is entirely restricted to western Java. African wild ass Equus africanus 23–200 Total population is estimated to be 70 - 600 individuals. Sumatran rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis 30 Total population is estimated to be less than 80 individuals. Przewalski's horse Equus ferus przewalskii 178 Wild population only. Total wild population is estimated to be 387 individuals. Previously extinct in the wild. Baird's tapirTapirus bairdii 1,600 - 2,300 Estimate is derived from regional estimates from Mosquitia and the Maya Forest. Grévy's zebra Equus grevyi 1,956 Total population is estimated to be 2,680 individuals. Indian rhinoceros (Greater one-horned rhino) Rhinoceros unicornis 2,100-2,200 Total population is estimated to be 3,588 individuals. Malayan tapir Tapirus indicus 2,499 Mountain tapir Tapirus pinchaque 2,500 Maximum estimate. South American tapir (Lowland tapir)Tapirus terrestris2,665 - 15,992 IUCN assessment does not provide a population estimate. Black rhinocerosDiceros bicornis 3,142 Total population is estimated to be 5,630 individuals as of 2018. White rhinocerosCeratotherium simum 10,080 Total population is estimated to be 18,064 individuals. Mountain zebraEquus zebra 34,979 Two subspecies: Hartmann's (33,265 mature individuals) & Cape (1,714 - 3,247 mature individuals). Asiatic wild ass (Onager)Equus hemionus 65,000 Total population is estimated to be 108,300 individuals. KiangEquus kiang 60,000–70,000 Values given are for total population. Plains zebraEquus quagga 150,000-250,000 Total population is estimated to be 500,000 individuals. MuleEquus asinus x Equus caballus 7,700,000 Domesticated Value given is the 2024 estimate given by the FAO for worldwide population, rounded to nearest hundred thousand. DonkeyEquus africanus asinus 53,900,000 Domesticated Value given is the 2024 estimate given by the FAO for worldwide population, rounded to nearest hundred thousand. HorseEquus ferus caballus 56,200,000 Domesticated Value given is the 2024 estimate given by the FAO for worldwide population, rounded to nearest hundred thousand.

See also

Lists of mammals by population Lists of organisms by population

References