African wild ass - Wikipedia They live in the deserts and other arid areas of the Horn of Africa, in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia It formerly had a wider range north and west into Sudan, Egypt, and Libya It is Critically Endangered, with about 570 existing in the wild
African wild ass - New World Encyclopedia African wild ass is the common name for a wild member of the horse family, Equus africanus (sometimes E asinus), characterized by long legs, long ears, erect mane, and a stripe down the back and some members with leg stripes
African Wild Ass: A Critically Endangered Species Learn about the African Wild Ass, its habitat, behavior, and conservation status Discover how this unique species faces extinction and what can be done to save it
African Wild Ass The African Wild Ass occurs in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia; some animals may persist in Djibouti, Sudan and Egypt, but there is no recent information available (Moehlman et al in press)
African wild ass facts, distribution population | BioDB It is widely regarded as the ancestral lineage from which domestic donkeys have evolved, marking the African wild ass as a pivotal figure in the development of human civilization and agricultural practices
Equus asinus (ass) | INFORMATION | Animal Diversity Web African wild asses ( Equus asinus africanus ) are found throughout the northeastern part of Africa They can be found in the northern parts of Sudan, Ethiopia, and Djibouti Their total range has been recorded by Moehlman et al (2015) to be around 23,000 km2