Summary ³

The African wild ass or African wild donkey (Equus africanus) is critically endangered and only a few individuals survive in the wild in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Formerly, the ass was distributed over the more habitable parts of Northern Africa, and perhaps in the stony parts of the Sahara as well. Wild asses avoid sandy deserts. Two subspecies used to occur in our region, the extinct Atlas Wild Ass (E. a. atlanticus) in the west and the most likely also extinct Nubian Wild Ass (E. a. africanus) in the east. African Wild Asses currently occur in 0% of their original range within the region.

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Valerie, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/18922711@N00/6049268196
2. (c) Stan van Remmerden, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stan van Remmerden
3. Adaptado por Stan van Remmerden de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equus_africanus

Mais informações

• BioDiversity4All taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Animal Diversity Web
• ASM Mammal Diversity Database
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
• IUCN Equid Specialist Group
• VertNet

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