Back حمار بري صومالي Arabic حمار برى نوبى (نُويع من الثدييات) ARZ Astol (Equus asinus somalicus) AVK Сомалийско диво магаре Bulgarian Somalijski divlji magarac BS Equus africanus somalicus Catalan کەرەکێویی سۆماڵی CKB Osel somálský Czech Somali-Wildesel German Αφρικανικός όνος της Σομαλίας Greek
| Somali wild ass | |
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| A Somali wild ass at the Saint Louis Zoo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Genus: | Equus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | E. a. somaliensis
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| Trinomial name | |
| Equus africanus somaliensis | |
| Synonyms[4] | |
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.
- ^ Moehlman, P.D.; Kebede, F.; Yohannes, H. (2015). "Equus africanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T7949A45170994. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T7949A45170994.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021. Assessment includes information on conservation status of two recognised subspecies.
- ^ (in German) Noack, Th. (1884). "Neues aus der Tierhandlung von Karl Hagenbeck, sowie aus dem Zoologischen Garten in Hamburg". Der Zoologische Garten 25: 100-115.
- ^ Sclater, P.L. (1884). "On some mammals from Somali-land". Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London 1884: 538-542, pls. 49-50.
- ^ a b Groves, C.P., & Smeenk, C. (June 2007). "The nomenclature of the African wild ass". Zoologische Mededelingen 81(1). HTM Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, PDF Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine