Equus africanus

Description: 

Two male African Wild Ass (C) Patricia Moehlmann

Two male African Wild Ass (C) Patricia Moehlmann

 

 

Assessment information
CMS InstrumentsCMS
IUCN StatusCritically endangered
Date of entry in Appendix I2017
Geographic range
Countries Eritrea, Ethiopia
Common names
EnglishAfrican Wild Ass, Somali Wild Ass, Nubian Wild Ass
FrenchÂne sauvage d'Afrique
SpanishAsno Salvaje de África
GermanAfrikanischer Wildesel
Taxonomy
ClassMammalia
OrderPerissodactyla
FamilyEquidae
Scientific name Equus africanus
AuthorHeuglin & Fitzinger 1866
SynonymsEquus asinus

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