Wild ass

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phylum Chordata Asinus is a subgenus of Equus (single-toed (hooved) grazing animal) that encompasses several subspecies of Equidae commonly known as asses, characterized by long ears, a lean, straight-backed build, lack of a true withers, a coarse mane and tail, and a reputation for considerable toughness and endurance.

Wild ass species are never-domesticated species that live in Asia and Africa.
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class Mammalia
infraclass Eutheria
order Perissodactyla
family Equidae
genus Equus
subgenus Asinus
species E. africanus - African wild ass
E. kiang - Kiang
E. hemionus - Onager

Syrian wild ass

phylum Chordata The Syrian wild ass(Equus hemionus hemippus), less commonly known as an achdari or hemippe, or Mesopotamian onager or Syrian onager is an extinct subspecies of onager native to the Arabian peninsula. It ranged across present-day Syria, Palestine, Israel, Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

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class Mammalia
infraclass Eutheria
order Perissodactyla
family Equidae
genus Equus
subgenus Asinus
subspecies E. h. hemippus