平原斑馬同山斑馬係斑馬亞屬嘅成員，而細紋斑馬就單獨劃入斑驢亞屬。inmanyrespects,itismoreakintotheasses.細紋斑馬好多方面都同驢較為相似。nevertheless,dnaandmoleculardatashowthatzebrasdoindeedhavemonophyleticorigins.