African Wild Ass
Equus africanus
Summary 3
The African wild ass or African wild donkey (Equus africanus) is critically endangered and only a few individuals survive in the wild in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Formerly, the ass was distributed over the more habitable parts of Northern Africa, and perhaps in the stony parts of the Sahara as well. Wild asses avoid sandy deserts. Two subspecies used to occur in our region, the extinct Atlas Wild Ass (E. a. atlanticus) in the west and the most likely also extinct Nubian Wild Ass (E. a. africanus) in the east. African Wild Asses currently occur in 0% of their original range within the region.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Valerie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/18922711@N00/6049268196
- (c) Stan van Remmerden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stan van Remmerden
- Adapted by Stan van Remmerden from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equus_africanus
More Info
iNat Map
| Status in w palearctic | 0% of original range |
|---|---|
| Ecological niche | Large Herbivore |
| Region | North Africa - Eastern, North Africa - Western |
| Z ecotourism potential | 3 |
