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 name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image
Javan rhinoceros Rhinoceros sondaicus 18 CR Total population is estimated to be 68 individuals. Range is entirely restricted to western Java.
African wild ass Equus africanus 23–200 CR Total population is estimated to be 70 - 600 individuals.
Sumatran rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis 30 CR Total population is estimated to be less than 80 individuals.
Przewalski's horse Equus ferus przewalskii 178 EN Wild population only. Total wild population is estimated to be 387 individuals. Previously extinct in the wild.
Baird's tapir Tapirus bairdii 1,600 - 2,300 EN Estimate is derived from regional estimates from Mosquitia and the Maya Forest.
Grévy's zebra Equus grevyi 1,956 EN Total population is estimated to be 2,680 individuals.
Indian rhinoceros

(Greater one-horned rhino)

Rhinoceros unicornis 2,100-2,200 VU Total population is estimated to be 3,588 individuals.
Malayan tapir Tapirus indicus 2,499 EN
Mountain tapir Tapirus pinchaque 2,500 EN Maximum estimate.
South American tapir

(Lowland tapir)

Tapirus terrestris 2,665 - 15,992 VU IUCN assessment does not provide a population estimate.
Black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis 3,142 CR Total population is estimated to be 5,630 individuals as of 2018.
White rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum 10,080 NT Total population is estimated to be 18,064 individuals.
Mountain zebra Equus zebra 34,979 VU Two subspecies: Hartmann's (33,265 mature individuals) & Cape (1,714 - 3,247 mature individuals).
Asiatic wild ass

(Onager)

Equus hemionus 65,000 NT Total population is estimated to be 108,300 individuals.
Kiang Equus kiang 60,000–70,000 LC Values given are for total population.
Plains zebra Equus quagga 150,000-250,000 NT Total population is estimated to be 500,000 individuals.
Mule Equus 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.
Donkey Equus africanus asinus 53,900,000 Domesticated Value given is the 2024 estimate given by the FAO for worldwide population, rounded to nearest hundred thousand.
Horse Equus ferus caballus 56,200,000 Domesticated Value given is the 2024 estimate given by the FAO for worldwide population, rounded to nearest hundred thousand.