Pyrenean donkey

Pyrenean
Conservation statusFAO (2007): no data[1]
SAVE (2008): critical[2]: 25–26 
Other namesÂne des Pyrénées
Country of originFrance
Distributionsouth-western France
StandardMinistère de l'Agriculture
Traits
Height
  • Male:
    Gascon: 1.25–1.35 m
    Catalan: minimum 1.35 m[3]
  • Female:
    Gascon: 1.20–1.30 m
    Catalan: minimum 1.30 m[3]
Coatglossy black, near-black, pangaré black, or chestnut bay[3]

The Pyrenean, French: Âne des Pyrénées, is a French breed of domestic donkey. It is distributed in a large area of south-western France, covering the whole of the regions of Aquitaine, Midi Pyrénées and Languedoc Roussillon. The largest concentration is in Aquitaine, which is a large part of the historic region of Gascony. The Pyrenean donkey breed unites two quite different types: the short and powerful Gascon type, and the taller and more elegant Catalan type, which is the French population of the Catalan donkey breed, approximately 20% of the total number of which is in the Roussillon.[4]

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