Asinus
{{Short description|Subgenus of mammals}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Asinus
| image = Equus hemionus kulan.JPG
| image_caption = Turkmenian kulan (Equus hemionus kulan)
| taxon = Equus (Asinus)
| authority = Gray, 1824
| type_species = Equus hemionus
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = Equus africanus
{{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 africanus{{cite book|title=Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference |editor=Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|year=2005|edition=3rd|chapter=Equus asinus|url=https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=14100004}}{{cite journal|last=International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature|year=2003|title=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).|journal=Bull. Zool. Nomencl.|volume=60|issue=1|pages=81–kksiss84|url=http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/iczn/BZNMar2003opinions.htm|format=Summary}}
- Nubian wild ass, Equus africanus africanus
- Somali wild ass, Equus africanus somaliensis
- Atlas wild ass, †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 kulan{{cite web|url=http://www.lhnet.org/kulan/ |title=Factsheet: Kulan | Common names: Turkmen Kulan, Turkmenian Wild Ass (Horses and Asses (Perissodactyla Equidae) > Equus hemionus > Equus hemionus kulan) |access-date=2011-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208132337/http://www.lhnet.org/kulan/ |archive-date=2012-02-08 }}
- Persian onager or gur, Equus hemionus onager
- Syrian wild ass or achdari, †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, †Equus hydruntinus (extinct 1st millennium BC)
|1=Equus africanus + Equus asinus African wild ass + domestic donkeys
|2={{clade
|1={{extinct}}Equus hydruntinus (European wild ass/hydruntine)
|2={{clade
|1={{clade
|1={{extinct}}Equus hemionus hemippus (Syrian wild ass)
|2=Equus hemionus onager (Persian onager)
}}
|2={{clade
|1=Equus hemionus hemionus (Mongolian wild ass) + Equus (hemionus) kiang (kiang)
}}}}}}}}|label1=Asinus (asses)}}
References
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External links
- {{Cite NIE|wstitle=Ass |short=x}}
{{Equus|state=collapsed}}{{Perissodactyla}}
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