Asiatic wild ass  (Equus hemionus)

Facts

Also known as: Asian wild ass, khur, kulan, khulan, onager
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPerissodactyla
FamilyEquidae
GenusEquus (iucn)
SizeLength: 2 - 2.5 m (1)
Weight200 - 260 kg (1)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (2). There are five recognised subspecies: the Mongolian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemionus) and the Indian wild ass or khur (E. h. khur) are listed under Appendix I of CITES; the Turkmen kulan (E. h. kulan) and the onager (E. h. onager) are listed on Appendix II of CITES (3); the Syrian wild ass (E. h. hemippus) is extinct.

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