African wild ass  (Equus africanus)

Range

Previously found across northern Africa, from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco to Sudan and Somalia (4). Today, this species is restricted to scattered populations in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia and is regionally extinct in Egypt and Sudan (1).

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Habitat

Inhabits arid areas such as hill and stony deserts, semi-arid bushlands and grasslands, where there is access to surface water (2).