Syrian wild ass

Scientific name: Equus hemionus hemippus

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0028

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সিরীয় বুনো গাধা
Syrischer Halbesel
Asno salvaje sirio
گورخر سوری
Hémippe de Syrie
सीरियाई जंगली गधा
Keledai liar Suriah
Keldai liar Syria
Asno-selvagem-sírio
Сирийский кулан
Suriye yaban eşeği
شامی جنگلی گدھا
叙利亚野驴

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الحمار البري السوري

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Sources

1IUCN Equids Status Survey and Conservation Action PlanSRC-071
2Mallon et al. 2023 — The conservation status and distribution of the mammals of the Arabian PeninsulaSRC-084
3Handbook of the Mammals of the World — Equus hemionus species accountSRC-195
4GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Equus hemippus I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1855SRC-218
5Equus hemionus ssp. hemippus IUCN Red List AssessmentSRC-RES-985B6297B3
6The Lost Large Mammals of Arabia (historical biogeography study)SRC-RES-28AB7B6ABD

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261028T132409702 · last approved 28 October 2026

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Syrian wild ass

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The Syrian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemippus) is an extinct subspecies of the Asiatic wild ass; some references treat it as a species, Equus hemippus.

SRC-071 · SRC-218

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1IUCN Equids Status Survey and Conservation Action PlanSRC-071
4GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Equus hemippus I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1855SRC-218

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