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The Nubian wild ass (Equus africanus africanus) is the nominate subspecies of African wild ass, and one of the ancestors of the domestic donkey, which was domesticated about 6,000 years ago. [3] [4] It is presumed to be extinct, though two populations potentially survive on the Caribbean island of Bonaire and in Gebel Elba.
The African wild ass (Equus africanus) or African wild donkey is a wild member of the horse family, Equidae. [3] This species is thought to be the ancestor of the domestic donkey ( Equus asinus ), which is sometimes placed within the same species. [ 4 ]
The Atlas wild ass (Equus africanus atlanticus), also known as Algerian wild ass, is a purported extinct subspecies of the African wild ass that was once found across North Africa and parts of the Sahara. [1] It was last represented in a villa mural ca. 300 AD in Bona, Algeria, and may have become extinct as a result of Roman sport hunting. [2]
The Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis) [4] is a subspecies of the African wild ass. It is found in Somalia , the Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea , and the Afar Region of Ethiopia . The legs of the Somali wild ass are striped, resembling those of its relatives, the zebras .
Asinus is a subgenus of Equus that encompasses several subspecies of the Equidae commonly known as wild 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.
This subspecies is attributed a distribution in the Atlas region of northern Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, although E. africanus is also known from the Holocene of the Sahara, [21] Egypt, [3] and Arabia, [22] excluding the extant subspecies E. a. africanus and E. a. somaliensis from Sudan and the Horn of Africa. [21]
Equus (/ ˈ ɛ k w ə s, ˈ iː k w ə s /) [3] is a genus of mammals in the family Equidae, which includes horses, asses, and zebras. Within the Equidae, Equus is the only recognized extant genus, comprising seven living species.
E. africanus may refer to: Equus africanus , the African wild ass, a wild member of the horse family Eriocephalus africanus , the Cape snow bush, a wild, bushy evergreen shrub species