Asinus

Subgenus of mammals

"Wild Asses" redirects here. For other uses, see Wild ass.

Asinus

Turkmenian kulan (Equus hemionus kulan)
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Mammalia
Order:  | Perissodactyla
Family:  | Equidae
Genus:  | Equus
Subgenus:  | Asinus
Gray, 1824
Type species
Equus hemionus

Species

Equus africanus
Equus asinus
Equus hemionus
Equus kiang
†Equus hydruntinus

Range of the three living wild ass species

Asinus is a subgenus of Equus that encompasses several subspecies of the Equidae commonly known as wild asses, characterized by long ears, a lean, straight-backed build, lack of a true withers, a coarse mane and tail, and a reputation for considerable toughness and endurance.

The common donkey is the best-known domesticated representative of the subgenus, with both domesticated and feral varieties. Among the wild ass species, several never-domesticated species live in Asia and Africa.

## Taxonomy[edit]

* Genus: Equus
* Subgenus: Asinus
* African wild ass, Equus africanus[1][2]
* Nubian wild ass, Equus africanus africanus
* Somali wild ass, Equus africanus somaliensis
* Atlas wild ass, †Equus africanus atlanticus (extinct 1st millienium AD)
* Donkey, Equus africanus asinus
* Onager or Asiatic wild ass, Equus hemionus
* Mongolian wild ass or khulan, Equus hemionus hemionus
* Indian wild ass or khur, Equus hemionus khur
* Turkmenian kulan, Equus hemionus kulan[3]
* Persian onager or gur, Equus hemionus onager
* Syrian wild ass or achdari, †Equus hemionus hemippus (extinct 1927)
* Kiang or Tibetan wild ass, Equus kiang
* Western kiang, Equus kiang kiang
* Eastern kiang, Equus kiang holdereri
* Southern kiang, Equus kiang polyodon
* Northern kiang, Equus kiang chu
* Hydruntine or European wild ass, †Equus hydruntinus (extinct 1st millennium BC)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder, ed. (2005). "Equus asinus". Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press.
2. ^ International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (2003). "Usage of 17 specific names based on wild species which are pre-dated by or contemporary with those based on domestic animals (Lepidoptera, Osteichthyes, Mammalia): conserved. Opinion 2027 (Case 3010)" (Summary). Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 60 (1): 81–kksiss84.
3. ^ "Factsheet: Kulan | Common names: Turkmen Kulan, Turkmenian Wild Ass (Horses and Asses (Perissodactyla Equidae) > Equus hemionus > Equus hemionus kulan)". Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2011-12-10.

## External links[edit]

* "Ass" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.

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Species of the genus Equus

Extinct species are marked †

Asses|

| African wild ass
(Equus africanus)|

* Nubian wild ass (Equus africanus africanus)
* Donkey (Equus africanus asinus)
* †Atlas wild ass (Equus africanus atlanticus)
* Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis)

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Onager / Asiatic wild ass
(Equus hemionus)|

* Mongolian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemionus)
* †Syrian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemippus)
* Indian wild ass (Equus hemionus khur)
* Turkmenian kulan (Equus hemionus kulan)
* Persian onager (Equus hemionus onager)
* †European wild ass (Equus hemionus hydruntinus)

Kiang/Tibetan wild ass
(Equus kiang)|

* Western kiang (Equus kiang kiang)
* Northern kiang (Equus kiang chu)
* Eastern kiang (Equus kiang holdereri)
* Southern kiang (Equus kiang polyodon)

Horses|

| Wild horse (Equus ferus)|

* Horse (Equus ferus caballus)
* †Tarpan (Equus ferus ferus)
* Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii)

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Zebras|

| Plains zebra (Equus quagga)|

* †Quagga (Equus quagga quagga)
* Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii)
* Grant's zebra (Equus quagga boehmi)
* Maneless zebra (Equus quagga borensis)
* Chapman's zebra (Equus quagga chapmani)
* Crawshay's zebra (Equus quagga crawshayi)
* Selous' zebra (Equus quagga selousi)

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Mountain zebra (Equus zebra)|

* Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra)
* Hartmann's mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae)

Grévy's zebra (Equus grevy)|

* Grévy's zebra (Equus grevy)

Hybrids|

* Hinny
* Kunga
* Mule
* Zebroid

Prehistoric
Equus species|

* †Equus alaskae
* †Equus andium
* †Giant Cape zebra (Equus capensis)
* †Equus cedralensis
* †Equus complicatus
* †Equus conversidens
* †Equus crinidens
* †Equus cumminsii
* †Equus dalianensis
* †Equus excelsus
* †Equus fraternus
* †Equus gallicus
* †Equus giganteus
* †Equus lambei
* †Equus latipes
* †Equus lenensis
* †Equus mauritanicus
* †Equus mexicanus
* †Equus namadicus
* †Equus niobrarensis
* †Equus occidentalis
* †Equus pacificus
* †Equus parastylidens
* †Equus pectinatus
* †Hagerman horse (Equus simplicidens)
* †Equus semiplicatus
* †Equus scotti
* †Equus sivalensis
* †Equus stenonis
* †Equus uralensis
* †Equus yunnanensis

* Equidae
* Evolution of the horse
* Wild horse
* Domestication of the horse

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Extant Perissodactyla (Odd-toed ungulates) species by suborder

* Kingdom Animalia
* Phylum Chordata
* Class Mammalia
* Infraclass Eutheria
* Superorder Laurasiatheria

Hippomorpha

Equidae
(Horse family)|

| Equus
(including Zebras)|

* Subgenus Equus: Wild horse (E. ferus)
* Przewalski's horse (E. f. przewalskii)
* Domestic horse (E. caballus)

* Subgenus Asinus: African wild ass (E. africanus)
* Donkey (E. asinus)
* Onager (E. hemionus)
* Kiang (E. kiang)

* Subgenus Hippotigris: Plains zebra (E. quagga)
* Mountain zebra (E. zebra)
* Grévy's zebra (E. grevyi)

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Ceratomorpha

Rhinocerotidae
(Rhinoceroses)|

| Rhinoceros|

* Indian rhinoceros (R. unicornis)
* Javan rhinoceros (R. sondaicus)

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Dicerorhinus|

* Sumatran rhinoceros (D. sumatrensis)

Ceratotherium|

* White rhinoceros (C. simum)

Diceros|

* Black rhinoceros (D. bicornis)

Tapiridae (Tapirs)|

| Tapirus|

* Baird's tapir (T. bairdii)
* Mountain tapir (T. pinchaque)
* South American tapir (T. terrestris)
* Malayan tapir (T. indicus)

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Category

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q2305786
* AFD: Equus_(Asinus)
* BioLib: 503181
* ITIS: 926086
* NCBI: 35508

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