Equus kiang

Moorcroft, 1841

Kiang

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Travels in the Himalayan Provinces, 1, 312

Original name as described

Equus kiang

Other common names

Tibetan Wild Ass · Eastern Kiang · Southern Kiang · Western Kiang

Type locality

Ladakh, state of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Pakistan · China · India · Nepal · Bhutan?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006126

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Asinus polyodon

(Hodgson, 1847)

Family

Equidae

Root name

polyodon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1848.6.11.16

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b0bbdbaf-8a97-41af-918b-7d387e9b7ae3

Authority page

469

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40385261

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Hemionus kiang nepalensis

(Trumler, 1959)

Family

Equidae

Root name

nepalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1858.6.24.119

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c05f48eb-5db6-458e-9159-b07da6a91ac3

Authority page

17-24

Authority publication

Säugetierkundliche Mitteilungen

Name usages

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

Microhippus tafeli

(Matschie, 1922)

Family

Equidae

Root name

tafeli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 32160 through ZMB 32171

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

68

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43656363

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Asinus Kiang

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Equidae

Root name

kiang

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595012

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

Gray (1850:72, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595012) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)

Equus kiang kiang

Grubb, 2005

Family

Equidae

Root name

kiang

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Equus kiang polyodon

Grubb, 2005

Family

Equidae

Root name

polyodon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Equus kiang

Moorcroft, 1841

Family

Equidae

Root name

kiang

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

312

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:450) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  6. Groves & Grubb (2011:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7953) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7953) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7953/45171635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Asinus equioides

(Hodgson, 1842)

Family

Equidae

Root name

equioides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

287

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40000010

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Asinus Hemionus

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Equidae

Root name

hemionus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

71

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595011

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595011) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:272, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956685) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)

Asinus kyang

(Kinloch, 1869)

Family

Equidae

Root name

kyang

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

13

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Equus hemionus kiang

Lydekker, 1904

Family

Equidae

Root name

kiang

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31887647

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Equus (Asinus) kiang holdereri

Matschie, 1911

Family

Equidae

Root name

holdereri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

29

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9700)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

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