African wild ass  (Equus africanus)

Facts

Previously known as:Equus asinus
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Perissodactyla
Family Equidae
Genus Equus (1)
Size Shoulder height: 125-145 cm (2)
Length: 200 cm (2)
Weight 275 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3). Subspecies: Numbian wild ass (E. a. africanus) and the Somali wild ass (E. a. somalicus) are both classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1).