Asiatic wild ass  (Equus hemionus)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (23/12/2008) by Anne-Camille Souris, Ethologist, member of the SSC/IUCN Equid Specialist Group, and President of Goviin Khulan:
http://www.goviin-khulan.com

Glossary

Pleistocene: A geological time period from approximately 2 million years ago until 10,000 years ago.
Steppe: A biome (or subdivision of the Earth's surface) that is composed of a swathe of temperate grassland stretching from Romania to China.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Nowak, R.M. (1999) Walker's Mammals of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland.
  3. CITES (January, 2009)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  5. Souris, A.C. (2009) Pers. Comm.
  6. Feh, C., Shah, N., Rowen, M., Reading, R. and Goyal, S.P. (2002) Status and Action Plan for the Asiatic Wild Ass (Equus hemionus). In: Moehlman, P.D. Ed. Equids: Zebras, Asses, and Horses: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SCC Equid Specialist Group, IUCN (The World Conservation Union), Gland Switzerland and Cambridge. Available at:
    http://www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/sgs/equid/docs/part2chapter5.pdf
  7. IUCN/ AAC Equid Specialist Group (March, 2004)
    http://www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/sgs/equid/ASWAss.html