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Equus africanus
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species of mammal
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*Equus africanus*, commonly known as the African wild ass, is a species within the genus *Equus*. It belongs to the family Equidae, order Perissodactyla, class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The scientific name was established by Heuglin & Fitzinger in 1866. This taxon is distinct from *Equus asinus* and is classified under Appendix I of CITES.
The species is endemic to Somalia and exists during the Holocene time period. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Critically Endangered, a designation recorded in 2015. The gestation period for this organism is one. While occurrence records exist in Mexico and the United States at institutions such as ASU, ASNHC, and NHMUK, the species is primarily associated with its endemic range in Somalia.
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Species
Critically EndangeredEquus africanus
SPECIES
- 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
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Equidae
- Collections
- ASU, ASNHC, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Equus africanus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.