Mongolian wild ass

Mongolian wild ass
Mongolian wild asses in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia.
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Species:
E. hemionus
Subspecies:
E. h. hemionus
Trinomial name
Equus hemionus hemionus
Pallas, 1775
Synonyms[3]
  • Equus (Asinus) hemionus bedfordi Matschie 1911
  • Equus (Asinus) hemionus findschi Matschie 1911
  • Equus (Asinus) hemionus luteus Matschie 1911

The Mongolian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemionus), also known as Mongolian khulan, is the nominate subspecies of the onager. It is found in southern Mongolia and northern China. It was previously found in eastern Kazakhstan and southern Siberia before being extirpated there through hunting.[4] As of 2015, the Mongolian wild ass is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN.[1] Current population estimates are approximately 42,000 individuals in Mongolia and around 5,000 individuals in Northern China.[5]

  1. ^ a b Kacnsky, P.; Lkhagvasuren, B.; Pereladova, O.; Hemami, M.; Bouskila, A. (2020). "Equus hemionus ssp. hemionus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T7952A176245867. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T7952A176245867.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Colin Groves and Peter Grubb (1 November 2011). Ungulate Taxonomy. JHU Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-421-40093-8.
  4. ^ Clark, B. and Duncan, P. (1992). "Asian Wild Asses - Hemiones and Kiangs (E. hemionus Pallas and E. kiang Moorcroft)", pp. 17–21. In: P. Duncan (ed.) Zebras, Asses, and Horses: An Action Plan for the Conservation of Wild Equids. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Equid Specialist Group.
  5. ^ IUCN (2015). "Equus hemionus: Kaczensky, P., Lkhagvasuren, B., Pereladova, O., Hemami, M. & Bouskila, A." IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2015-4.rlts.t7951a45171204.en.