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Equus africanus is a wild ass native to Africa that is now one of the world's rarest mammals, with only a few hundred individuals remaining in the wild. It matters because its near extinction represents a significant loss of African wildlife diversity and serves as a warning about the threats facing other endangered species.
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Critically EndangeredSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPerissodactyla
- FamilyEquidae
Equus asinus africanus L'Âne sauvage d'Afrique (Equus asinus africanus), parfois appelé Equus africanus, est une sous-espèce d'équidés sauvage, ancêtre de l'âne domestique. Les ânes sauvages d'Afrique vivent dans les déserts et autres zones arides de la corne de l'Afrique, en Erythrée, Somalie ou Ethiopie. On compte actuellement environ 700 individus.
via GBIF · IUCN
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The African wild ass (Equus africanus) or African wild donkey, is a wild member of the horse family, Equidae. This species is thought to be the ancestor of the domestic donkey (Equus asinus), which is sometimes placed within the same species. They live in the deserts and other arid areas of the Horn of Africa, in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia. It formerly had a wider range north and west into Sudan, Egypt, and Libya. It is Critically Endangered, with about 570 existing in the wild.
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