also: サバンナしまうま
plains zebra
Refers specifically to Equus quagga, the most common species of zebra. In everyday Japanese, simply シマウマ often covers zebras in general, but this term is used when distinguishing the plains zebra from other species like the mountain zebra.
The plains zebra inhabits the grasslands of Africa.
I saw a herd of plains zebras at the zoo.
Burchell's zebra
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common than the full katakana form.
Kanji spelling 縞馬 is rare and may not be widely recognized; the katakana form is strongly preferred.
Compound of サバンナ (savanna) and シマウマ (zebra), a calque of English 'plains zebra'.