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Equus asinus
Linnaeus, 1758
- ass
(mammal)
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Equus asinus group (Species group)
..Equus asinus (Species) - ass
....Equus asinus africanus (Subspecies) - wild ass
....Equus asinus asinus (Subspecies) - domestic ass
....‡Equus asinus atlanticus (Subspecies)
....Equus asinus somalicus (Subspecies)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank & combination
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 73-74.
Subsequent spelling
:
Types
Type of
:
Asinus
(Subgenus)
Gray, 1824
Type of
:
Equus asinus group
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
P. Grubb, 2005
: 629.
[inferred]
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Equus asinus asinus
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder (eds.), 2005
: 2 Apr 2013.
[inferred]
Variants
Different spelling
:
Eqvus asinus
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Asinus africanus aegyptiacus
Heuglin & Fitzinger, 1866
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
ass
Ref:
P. Grubb, 2005
: 629.
:
African wild ass
:
domestic ass
:
donkey
Ref:
1994
:
burro
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28 Aug 2026