Equus asinus

Linnaeus, 1758

Domestic Ass

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Perissodactyla
Suborder : Hippomorpha
Family : Equidae
Genus : Equus

Species status

Living
Domesticated

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033884

Original name as described

Equus Asinus

Other common names

Ass · Donkey · Burro

Type locality

Middle East?

Country distribution

Domesticated

Taxonomy notes

domestic form of E. africanus

Taxonomy notes citation

Gentry, A., Clutton-Brock, J., & Groves, C. P. (2004). The naming of wild animal species and their domestic derivatives. Journal of Archaeological Science, 31(5), 645-651.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006121

Country distribution map

No distribution data available.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Equus asinus asinus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Equidae

Root name

asinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

palaestinae

Grubb, 2005

Family

Equidae

Root name

palaestinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

629

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005:629) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Equus Asinus

Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Equidae

Root name

asinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033884

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873009) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:169, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637251) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:186, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  4. Fischer (1814:xviii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130079) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  5. Illiger (1815:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  6. Lesson (1827:347, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  7. Lesson (1842:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  8. Crespon (1844:95, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)
  9. Kelaart (1852:158, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278678) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67270)
  10. Blyth (1863:135, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534816) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  11. Lydekker (1908:65, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  12. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  13. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  14. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:665) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  18. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)

Equus Asinus domesticus

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Equidae

Root name

domesticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

213

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873010

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:213, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873010) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Asinus vulgaris

(J. E. Gray, 1824)

Family

Equidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

244

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13382076

Authority publication

Zoological Journal

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595011) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:268, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Asinus domesticus

(C. H. Smith, 1841)

Family

Equidae

Root name

domesticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

314

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33873110

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Asinus vulgaris arabicus

(Fitzinger, 1858)

Family

Equidae

Root name

arabicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

434

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Asinus vulgaris germanicus

(Fitzinger, 1858)

Family

Equidae

Root name

germanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

439

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Asinus vulgaris grajus

(Fitzinger, 1858)

Family

Equidae

Root name

grajus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

438

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Asinus vulgaris sardous

(Fitzinger, 1858)

Family

Equidae

Root name

sardous

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

440

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)

Asinus africanus aegyptiacus

(Fitzinger in von Heuglin & Fitzinger, 1866)

Family

Equidae

Root name

aegyptiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

588

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6447099

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Equus asinus palestinae

Ducos, 1968

Family

Equidae

Root name

palestinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

28, 30

Authority publication

Publications de l'Institut de Préhistoire de l'Université de Bordeaux

Equus africanus mureybeti

Ducos, 1986

Family

Equidae

Root name

mureybeti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

241

Authority publication

Wiesbaden

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