Asiatic wild ass  (Equus hemionus)

Facts

Also known as:Asian wild ass, khulan, kulan, onager and khur
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Perissodactyla
Family Equidae
Genus Equus (iucn)
Size Length: 2 - 2.5 m (2)
Weight 200 - 260 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1). 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.