{{Short description|Subgenus of mammals}}{{Redirect|Wild Asses|other uses|Wild ass (disambiguation){{!}}Wild ass}}{{Italic title}}{{Automatic taxobox| name = Asinus| image = Equus hemionus kulan.JPG| image_caption = Turkmenian kulan (Equus hemionus kulan)| taxon = Equus (Asinus)

John Edward Gray>Gray, 1824| type_species = Equus hemionus| subdivision_ranks = Species| subdivision = Equus africanusEquus asinusEquus hemionusEquus kiang{{extinct}}Equus hydruntinus| range_map = Wild asses range.png| range_map_caption = 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, with the extinct European wild ass species formerly inhabiting Europe.

Taxonomy

Genus: Equus
- Subgenus: Asinus
  - African wild ass, Equus africanusBOOK, Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005, 3rd, Equus asinus,www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=14100004, JOURNAL, 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)., Bull. Zool. Nomencl., 60, 1, 81â€“kksiss84,www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/iczn/BZNMar2003opinions.htm, Summary,

Nubian wild ass, Equus africanus africanus Somali wild ass, Equus africanus somaliensis Atlas wild ass, â€ 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 kulanWEB,www.lhnet.org/kulan/, Factsheet: Kulan | Common names: Turkmen Kulan, Turkmenian Wild Ass (Horses and Asses (Perissodactyla Equidae) > Equus hemionus > Equus hemionus kulan), 2011-12-10, dead,www.lhnet.org/kulan/," title="web.archive.org/web/20120208132337www.lhnet.org/kulan/,">web.archive.org/web/20120208132337www.lhnet.org/kulan/, 2012-02-08, Persian onager or gur, Equus hemionus onager Syrian wild ass or achdari, â€ 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, â€ Equus hydruntinus (extinct 1st millennium BC)

References

External links

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