Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis) Somali wild ass Equus africanus somaliensis originating from Eritrea, in Hai Bar Yotvata wildlife park, Israel, April 1980. Photo: C. Smeenk.
Date April 1980, published June 2007
Source Groves C. P. & Smeenk C. (June 2007). "The nomenclature of the African wild ass". Zoologische Mededelingen 81(1). HTML, figure 7
Author C. Smeenk
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Equus_africanus_somaliensis.jpg
The Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis) is a subspecies of the African wild ass. Somali wild asses are found in Somalia, the Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea, and the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Their legs have horizontal black stripes, resembling those of a zebra.
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Species: Equus africanus
Subspecies: Equus africanus somaliensis (Noack, 1884)
Synonyms:
Asinus taeniopus var. Somaliensis Noack, 1884
Equus asinus somalicus Sclater, 1884
