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The '''grass mud horse''' (''Coiucamelus caonima''), also known as the '''caonima''' or '''caunima''' after its {{wpl|Chinese language|Xiaodongese}} and [[Kroraini language|Kroraini]] names respectively, is a wild camelid which lives in high alpine regions of south-central [[Coius]]. Despite its name, the grass mud horse is not related to {{wpl|Equidae|equids}}, but is instead a member of the {{wpl|Camelidae|camelid}} family.
The '''grass mud horse''' (''Coiucamelus caonima''), also known as the '''caonima''' (草泥馬) or '''caunima''' (<big>ཅྭ་ནི་མཱ་</big>) after its {{wpl|Chinese language|Xiaodongese}} and [[Kroraini language|Kroraini]] names respectively, is a wild camelid which lives in high alpine regions of south-central [[Coius]]. Despite its name, the grass mud horse is not related to {{wpl|Equidae|equids}}, but is instead a member of the {{wpl|Camelidae|camelid}} family.


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Grass mud horse
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Scientific classification
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Coiucamelus
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C. caonima
Binomial name
Coiucamelus caonima
De Vigny, 1782

The grass mud horse (Coiucamelus caonima), also known as the caonima (草泥馬) or caunima (ཅྭ་ནི་མཱ་) after its Xiaodongese and Kroraini names respectively, is a wild camelid which lives in high alpine regions of south-central Coius. Despite its name, the grass mud horse is not related to equids, but is instead a member of the camelid family.

Description

Distribution and habitat

Behaviour and ecology

Reproduction

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