Somali Wild Ass

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Somali Wild Ass
Somali Wild Ass in St. Louis Zoo
Somali Wild Ass in St. Louis Zoo
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Species: E. africanus
Subspecies: E. a. somalicus
Trinomial name
Equus africanus somalicus
(Noack, 1884)

The Somali Wild Ass (Equus africanus somalicus) is a subspecies of the African Wild Ass. It was found in the Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea, the Afar Region of Ethiopia, and Somalia. The legs of the Somali wild Ass are horizontally striped with black, resembling those of a zebra.


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  • Moehlman, P.D. (ed). 2002. Equids: Zebras, Asses, and Horses: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SCC Equid Specialist Group, IUCN (The World Conservation Union), Gland Switzerland and Cambridge.

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