This is a very incomplete list of domestic donkey breeds. It does not include species and subspecies of wild donkey or other similar equids.
Breed name | English name | Country | Notes |
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Abkhazskaya | Russian Federation | ||
Abyssinian Donkey | Ethiopia | – | |
Asino Albino | Albino Donkey | Sardinia | see Asinara donkey |
Algerian | Algeria | ||
American Spotted Donkey | American Spotted Donkey | USA | – see Spotted Donkey |
American Mammoth Jack | American Mammoth Jack | USA | Also called "Mammoth Jackstock" or "Mammoth donkey"; developed from a blend of Maltese, Poitou, Andalusian, Majorcan, and Catalonian breeds[1] |
Anatolian | Turkey | ||
Âne Africain | Central African Republic, Chad | ||
Âne de Provence | Provence donkey | France | Provence |
Âne des Pyrénées | Pyrenean donkey | France | Aquitaine, Midi Pyrénées, Languedoc Roussillon; also called Gascon; similar to Catalonian but smaller[2] |
Âne du Bourbonnais | France | ||
Âne du Cotentin | France | ||
Âne du Gourma | Mali | ||
Âne du Miankala | Mali | ||
Âne du plateau Dogon | Mali | ||
Âne du Sahel | Mall | ||
Âne du Yatenga | Mali | ||
Âne Grand Noir du Berry | Berry Black | France | former province of Berry; derived from Catalonian[3] |
Âne locale | Madagascar | ||
Âne Normand | France | ||
Âne Petit Gris du Berry | Berry Grey | France | extinct |
Ânes | Togo | ||
Âne wallon | Belgium | ||
Anger | Iran | ||
Armyanskaya | Armenia | ||
Asin | Niger | ||
Asino dell’Asinara | Asinara donkey | Italy | critically endangered; indigenous to the Isola dell'Asinara, Sardinia |
Asino Argentato di Sologno | Italy | – | |
Asino Baio Lucano | Italy | – | |
Asino dell’Amiata | Italy | Monte Amiata, province of Grosseto, Tuscany | |
Asino dell'Irpinia | Italy | extinct; provinces of Benevento and Avellino | |
Asino di Martina Franca | Italy | Martina Franca and neighbouring areas in south-east Murgia, in the provinces of Bari, Taranto and Brindisi in Puglia | |
Asino di Sant'Alberto | Italy | extinct; provinces of Forlì and Cesena | |
Asino di Castel Morrone | Italy | probably extinct; around Castel Morrone in the Province of Caserta (Campania) | |
Asino Emiliano | Italy | extinct | |
Asino Grigio Siciliano | Italy | Sicily | |
Asino Pantesco or Asino di Pantelleria | Italy | from the island of Pantelleria, Sicily | |
Asino Pugliese | Italy | Puglia; regional variants include the Asino delle Marche, Asino della Basilicata and Asino Leccese | |
Asino Ragusano | Italy | from Ragusa in Sicily, and neighbouring areas | |
Asino Romagnolo | Italy | from Emilia–Romagna | |
Asino Sardo | Italy | from Sardinia | |
Asino Sardo Grigio Crociato | Italy | from Sardinia | |
Crio|in | Cuba | ||
Asno | Chile | ||
Asno Americana | Cuba | ||
Asno Andaluz | Andalusian donkey | Spain | |
Asno Balear | Spain | ||
Asno Criollo | Venezuela | ||
Asno de las Encartaciones | Spain | ||
Ass | Pakistan | ||
Australian Donkey | Australia | ||
Barockesel | Austrian-hungarian white Donkey | Austria | |
Azerbaidzhanskaya | Azerbaijan | ||
Baudet de Poitou | France | the Poitou Donkey breed was developed for the sole purpose of producing mules. It is a large donkey breed with a very long shaggy coat and no dorsal stripe | |
Benderi | Iran | – | |
Biyang | China | – | |
Black | Jordan | – | |
Bourik | Haiti | – | |
Brasil | Venezuela | – | |
Bulgaro | Venezuela | – | |
Burro | Burro | Mexico, Nicaragua, USA |
small donkey of Mexico and the USA seen in both domesticated and feral states; some feral burros in the western United States are protected by federal law[4] |
Burro Criollo | El Salvador | ||
Burro Kentucky | El Salvador, Honduras | ||
Caninde | Brazil | ||
Cardao I | Brazil | ||
Cariovilli | Italy | extinct; province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo | |
Castelmorone | Italy | extinct; province of Caserta in Campania | |
Catalana | Catalan donkey | Spain | |
Chigetai | Kazakhstan | ||
China North | China | ||
Comune | Albania | ||
Creole | Guyana | ||
Criollo | Peru | ||
Cyprus | Cyprus, Serbia | ||
Dagestanskaya | Russian Federation | ||
Damascus | Israel, Syrian Arab Republic | ||
Dezhou | China | ||
Domaci balkanski magarac | Serbia | ||
Dongolawl | Sudan | ||
Donkey | Afghanistan | ||
Donkey | Ireland | ||
Donkey | Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
Donkey | Uganda | ||
Egypt Baladi | Egypt | ||
Egyptian | Egypt | ||
English Donkey | Australia | ||
Etbai | Sudan | ||
Ezel | Netherlands | ||
Georgian Ass | Georgia | ||
Grand Noir de Berry, see | Berry Black | - | - |
Green | Barbados | ||
Grey | Suriname | ||
Grigio Viterbese | Italy | extinct; province of Viterbo in Lazio[5][6] | |
Guangling | China | ||
Guanzhong | China | ||
Hamadan | Iran, Russian Federation | ||
Hassawi | Egypt | ||
Hmar Malti | Maltese donkey | Malta | – |
Huaibei | China | ||
Indian | India | ||
Indian Wild Ass | India | ||
Iranian | Iran | ||
Iranian Onager | Iran | ||
lrish Donkey | Australia | ||
lstarski rnagarac | Croatia | ||
Italian | Serbia | ||
Jack Norteamericano | Venezuela | ||
Jiami | China | ||
Jirnrna | Ethiopia | ||
Jinnan | China | ||
Kakhetinskaya | Russian Federation | ||
Karakaçan | Turkey | ||
Kara-Kalpakskaya | Uzbekistan | ||
Karpass donkey | – | – | |
Kashan | Iran | ||
Kassala | Eritrea | ||
Kazakhskaya | Kazakhstan | ||
Khulan | Mongolia | ||
Kiang | India | ||
Kirgizskaya | Kyrgyzstan | ||
Kulan | Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan | ||
Kulun I China | |||
Liangzhou | China | ||
Libyan | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | ||
Linxian | China | ||
Majorcan donkey | – | – | |
Majorera | Spain | ||
Mammoth Jack Stock | United States of America | see American Mammoth Jack | |
Mannar | Sri Lanka | ||
Maryisltaya | Turkmenistan | ||
Masai | Kenya, Tanzania | ||
Masri | Egypt | ||
Merzifon I Turkey | |||
Meskhet-Dzhavakhetskaya | Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan | ||
Miniature | United States of America | or Miniature Mediterranean Donkey | |
Moldavian Local | Moldova, Republic of | ||
Moroccan | Morocco | ||
Mula | Venezuela | ||
Muscat | Tanzania | ||
National Genatic | Yemen | ||
Native of North Africa | Mali, Mauritania, Senegal | ||
Nordestina | Brazil | ||
Nubian wild Ass | Ethiopia | ||
Ogaden | Ethiopia | ||
Paulista | Brazil | ||
Pega | Brazil | ||
Peruano | Venezuela | ||
Poitevin | France | see Baudet de Poitou | |
Primorsko dinarski magarac | Croatia | ||
Puttalam Buruwa | Sri Lanka | ||
Qinghai | China | ||
Qinqyang | China | ||
Qirmani | Yemen | ||
Qubressy | Jordan | ||
Riffawi | |||
Romanian Ass | Romania | ||
Saidi | Egypt | ||
Sennar | Ethiopia | ||
Shanbei | China | ||
Sibbianl | Yemen | ||
Sjeverno jadranski magarac | Croatia | ||
Somali | Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, Yemen | ||
Somali Wild Ass | Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia | ||
South-west | Chlna | ||
Spotted | United States of America | ||
Standard | United States of America | ||
Subei | China | ||
Sudanese Pack | Sudan | ||
Syrian | Israel, Syrian Arab Republic | ||
Syrian Wild Ass | Syrian Arab Republic | ||
Tadzhikskaya | Tajikistan | ||
Taihang | China | ||
Tibetan | China, Nepal | ||
Toposa | Sudan | ||
Tswana | Botswana | ||
Tunisian | Tunisia | ||
Turkmenskaya | Turkmenistan | ||
Uzbekskaya | Uzbekistan | ||
Xinjiang | China | ||
Yangyuan | China | ||
Yunnan | China | ||
Zamorano-Leonés | Spain |
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