onager
Sign in to saveThe onager (, ) (Equus hemionus), also known as hemione or Asiatic wild ass, is a species of the family Equidae native to Asia. A member of the subgenus Asinus, the onager was described and given its binomial name by German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in 1775. Six subspecies are accepted.
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The onager is a wild Asian ass belonging to the horse family, native to Asia and scientifically named Equus hemionus. It matters as a distinct species within the horse family that was formally identified and classified by zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in 1775, with six subspecies recognized today.
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The onager (, ) (Equus hemionus), also known as hemione or Asiatic wild ass, is a species of the family Equidae native to Asia. A member of the subgenus Asinus, the onager was described and given its binomial name by German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in 1775. Six subspecies are accepted.
The onager is reddish-brown or yellowish-brown and has a broad dorsal stripe on the middle of the back. It weighs about and reaches about head-body length. It is among the fastest mammals, capable of running .