Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Equus caballus
Equino, caballo, Horse
Only known feral horses were on Sierra Negra, Isabela and these were caught and taken to farms in 2004-2006. No sightings of feral horses in recent years.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Perissodactyla
Family
Equidae
Genus
Equus
Species
caballus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1832
Year of introduction: 1832
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Animals for breeding
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Present on farms on Floreana, Isabela, San Cristobal and Santa Cruz.
- Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. Carrión, V., Zabala, J., Buitrón, P. & Milstead, B. (2007) Status of introduced vertebrates in Galapagos. Galapagos Report 2006–2007. Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, p. 136–141.
- Jácome, M. (1989) Mamíferos introducidos en Galápagos. Informe técnico para la Fundación Charles Darwin y Servicio Parque Nacional. Galápagos. Puerto Ayora, Ecuador. 33 pp.
- Coulter, J. (1845) Adventures in the Pacific; with observations on the natural productions, manners and customs of the natives of the various islands; together with remarks on missionaries, British and other residents, etc. William Curry, Jun. and Co., Dublin, 290 pp.
- Carrión, V. Donlan, J., Campbell, K., Lavoie, C. & Cruz, F. (2006) Feral Donkey (Equus asinus) Eradications in the Galápagos. Biod. and Cons. DOI 10.1007/s10531-005-5825-7.
- Phillips, R. B. D.A. Wiedenfeld and H.L. Snell (2012) Current status of alien vertebrates in the Galápagos Islands: invasion history, distribution, and potential impacts. Biol Invasions (2012) 14:461–480 DOI 10.1007/s10530-011-0090-z
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"Galapagos Species Database, Equus caballus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5210. Accessed 11 May 2025.