List of donkey breeds

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This list of breeds of domestic donkey is based on country reports to the international DAD-IS database. [1]

Breeds

Breed nameEnglish name if usedCountryNotesImage
AbkhazskayaRussian Federation Donkey in Korenskie rodniki 03.JPG
Abyssinian Ethiopia Lac Haik-Ethiopie-Ane (1).jpg
Algerian Algeria draught or meat animal; chestnut or grey [2]
USAsize breed: any large donkey over a size limit [3] Romulus Nov6 2013 01.jpg
AnatolianTurkey Donkey and camel.JPG
Âne AfricainCentral African Republic, Chad Donkeys Posing (23542882914).jpg
Afghan donkeyAfghanistan A boy stands in line to get his animal veterinary care from medics with coalition special operations forces in the Gizab district of Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2011 111130-N-UD522-292.jpg
Âne du Bourbonnais Bourbonnais France Anes bourbonnais SDA2010.JPG
Âne du Cotentin Cotentin France Ane cotentin lulu.jpg
Âne du GourmaMali
Âne du MiankalaMali
Âne du plateau DogonMali ASC Leiden - W.E.A. van Beek Collection - Dogon daily life 04 - Dogon boy on a donkey, Tireli, Mali 1980.jpg
Âne du SahelMall
Âne du YatengaMali
Âne localeMadagascar
Âne Normand Norman France Ane normand02 SDA2011.jpg
Âne Petit Gris du BerryFranceextinct
ÂneTogo
Âne wallonBelgium 20110703 Huizingen (0007).jpg
AngerIran
ArmyanskayaArmenia Donkey cart, Stepanavan.jpg
AsinNiger Niger, Boubon (11), weekly cattle market, donkeys.jpg
Asino dell’Asinara Asinara Italycritically endangered; indigenous to the Isola dell'Asinara, Sardinia Wild albino donkeys.jpg
Asino Argentato di Sologno Italy
Asino Baio Lucano Italy
Italy Monte Amiata, province of Grosseto, Tuscany Asino Amiatino 7.jpg
Asino dell'Irpinia Italyextinct; provinces of Benevento and Avellino
Asino di Castel Morrone Castel Morrone Italyprobably extinct; around Castel Morrone in the Province of Caserta, Campania
Asino di Martina Franca Martina Franca Italy Martina Franca and neighbouring areas in south-east Murgia, in the Metropolitan City of Bari and the provinces of Taranto and Brindisi in Puglia Asino Martina Franca.jpg
Asino di Sant'Alberto Italyextinct; province of Forlì-Cesena
Asino Emiliano Italyextinct
Italy Sicily Scicilian Donkey.jpg
  • Asino Pantesco
  • Asino di Pantelleria
  • Pantesco
Italyfrom the island of Pantelleria, Sicily
Asino Pugliese Italy Puglia; regional variants include the Asino delle Marche, Asino della Basilicata and Asino Leccese
Asino Ragusano Ragusano Italyfrom Ragusa in Sicily, and neighbouring areas
Asino Romagnolo Romagnolo Italyfrom Emilia–Romagna Asino Romagnolo 10.jpg
Sardinian donkey Asino Sardo Sardinian Italyfrom Sardinia Asino Sardo.jpg
Asino Sardo Grigio Crociato Italyfrom Sardinia Hobbles on a donkey.jpg
Asnal CriolinCuba
AsnoChile Chile Donkey.jpg
Asno AmericanaCuba Las Yaguas, Marea del Portillo Horse riding tour.jpg
Asno Andaluz Andalusian Spain Alboxmonachilmotril 039.jpg
Asno Balear Spain Asetmallorqui.JPG
Asno CriolloVenezuela
Asno de las Encartaciones SpainBasque country 2011 apirila 005.JPG
Australian donkey Australia Wild ass.jpg
BarockeselAustrian-Hungarian White DonkeyAustria Tiergarten Kleve PM16 016.jpg
AzerbaidzhanskayaAzerbaijan White Donkey (3846243065).jpg
Baudet du Poitou
  • Poitevin
  • Poitou
Francethe Poitou donkey was developed for the sole purpose of the jacks being mated with mares to produce mules. It is a large donkey breed with a very long shaggy coat and no dorsal stripe Baudet du Poitou 1.JPG
BenderiIran
BiyangChina
BourikHaiti
BrasilVenezuela Burro feliz merida.JPG
BulgaroVenezuela
Bulgarian donkey Bulgaria Kolarovo PD 2011 26.JPG
Burro Mexico, Nicaragua, United Statessmall donkey of Mexico and the U.S. seen in both domesticated and feral states; some feral burros in the western U.S. are protected by federal law [2] Wild Burros.jpg
Burro CriolloEl Salvador
Portugalendangered, 90 left [4]
Miranda Portugalendangered Burro de miranda.jpg
Burro KentuckyEl Salvador, Honduras HN078sMarcs~donkeyRdy-.jpg
CanindeBrazil
CardaoBrazil
Cariovilli Italyextinct; province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo
Catalana Catalan Spain Donkey catalan.jpg
ChigetaiKazakhstan
China NorthChina
ComuneAlbania Kruja Albania - Donkeys.jpg
CreoleGuyana
  • Âne corse
  • U sumeru corsu
Corsican
Corsica Jielbeaumadier ane corse calvi 2014.jpeg
CriolloPeru Donkey on the bridge.jpg
Cyprus donkey Cyprus Wild donkeys on Cyprus (cropped).JPG
DagestanskayaRussian Federation
DamascusIsrael, Syrian Arab Republic Male Donkey.jpg
DezhouChina
Domaci balkanski magarac Balkan Serbia, Montenegro MountainDonkey.jpg
DongolawiSudan
Irish donkey Ireland Donkey, Kilgarrow - geograph.org.uk - 1167897.jpg
DonkeySaint Kitts and Nevis
Egypt BaladiEgypt
EgyptianEgypt Egyptian donkey (2428011421).jpg
English donkeyAustralia
EtbaiSudan
EzelNetherlands Equus asinus (Donkey), Arnhem, the Netherlands.jpg
Georgian assGeorgia Donkey Wart (3846223893).jpg
Grand Noir du Berry Franceformer province of Berry; possibly derived from Catalan [5] Ane-grand-noir-du-berry SDA2014.JPG
GreenBarbados
GreySuriname
Italyprovince of Viterbo in Lazio [1] [4]
GuanglingChina
GuanzhongChina
HamadanIran, Russian Federation
HassawiEgypt
Hmar Malti Maltese Malta Malta - Mellieha - Triq ir-Ramla tat-Torri l-Abjad 05 ies.jpg
HuaibeiChina
IndianIndia Donkey and waste in Chinawal.jpg
IranianIran Darband, Teheran, Iran, 2016-09-18, DD 19.jpg
Istarski magaracCroatiaIstria Istarski magarac.jpg
ItalianSerbia Donkey in Prizren.jpg
Jack NorteamericanoVenezuela
JiamiChina
JirnrnaEthiopia
JinnanChina
Jordanian donkeyJordan Petra - Enslaved donkeys. (9779008081).jpg
KakhetinskayaRussian Federation
KarakaçanTurkey Donkey, Esek.jpg
Kara-KalpakskayaUzbekistan
KashanIran
KassalaEritrea Donkey Transport (8383370559).jpg
KazakhskayaKazakhstan Kyrgyz donkey rider.jpg
KirgizskayaKyrgyzstan E8004-Milyanfan-donkey.jpg
KulunChina
LiangzhouChina
LibyanLibya Donkey in Wasita Libya.jpg
LinxianChina
Magyar parlagi szamárHungary Szamarak1.JPG
Majorera Spain Pajara - Road to Cofete 13 ies.jpg
MannarSri Lanka
MaryisltayaTurkmenistan
MasaiKenya, Tanzania Donkey near Amboseli National Park.JPG
MasriEgypt
MerzifonTurkey Equus asinus - Donkey 02.jpg
Meskhet-DzhavakhetskayaUzbekistan, Turkmenistan
Miniature donkey USA Miniature Donkey, San Francisco Zoo.jpg
Moldavian LocalMoldova
MoroccanMorocco Tamraght-daleharvey-10-donkey.jpg
MuscatTanzania Donkey Equus asinus Tanzania 4806 cropped Nevit.jpg
National GenaticYemen
Native of North AfricaMali, Mauritania, Senegal SenegalAne.jpg
NordestinaBrazil
OgadenEthiopia
PaulistaBrazil
Pega Brazil Jumento pega.jpg
PeruanoVenezuela
Ponui New Zealand [6] Donkey-11.jpg
Primorsko dinarski magaracCroatia Donkeys at farm in Lovrecina bay, island of Brac, Croatia.jpg
Âne de Provence Provence France Provence Ane de provence SDA2010.JPG
Puttalam BuruwaSri Lanka
Âne des Pyrénées Pyrenean France Aquitaine, Midi Pyrénées, Languedoc Roussillon; also called Gascon; similar to Catalan but smaller [7] Ane des pyrenees SDA2010.JPG
QinghaiChina
QinqyangChina
QirmaniYemen
QubressyJordan Donkey in Dana Reserve.jpg
RiffawiSudan
Romanian donkeyRomania Galati, osel.jpg
SaidiEgypt
SennarEthiopia
ShanbeiChina
SibbianiYemen Haraz 200612 Yemen-129 (354271833).jpg
Sjevernojadranski magaracCroatia Sjevernojadranski magarac.JPG
SomaliDjibouti, Kenya, Somalia, Yemen AMISOM Djiboutian Contingent in Belet Weyne 11 (8212396061).jpg
South-westChina
Spotted United States A spotted donkey and a friendly goat at the Heritage Farmstead Museum, a living-history site interpreting the Texas Blackland Prairie region in North Texas in Plano, a northern suburb of Dallas, Texas LCCN2015630819.tif
Standard United States An adorable donkey in a field in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas LCCN2014632725.tif
SubeiChina
Sudanese PackSudan Donkey carrying Rahal basket.jpg
SyrianIsrael, Syrian Arab Republic ISRAEL, Capernaum, Biserica celor 12 Apostoli; (Magarus).JPG
Thüringer Waldesel Germany 2010 Thuringer Waldesel Hundshaupten.JPG
TadzhikskayaTajikistan Tajikistan Fan-Mountains - landscape 12.jpg
TaihangChina
TibetanChina, Nepal
ToposaSudan
TswanaBotswana Donkey cart, Seronga, Botswana - panoramio.jpg
TunisianTunisia Barrage bni mtir 456789 13.JPG
TurkmenskayaTurkmenistan Studfarm in Turkmenistan - Flickr - Kerri-Jo (103).jpg
UzbekskayaUzbekistan Donkeys Hauling Hay - En route from Samarkand to Shakhrisabz - Uzbekistan (7494205030).jpg
Ugandan donkeyUganda A donkey walks along one of the roads in hoima,.jpg
XinjiangChina Khotan-melikawat-chicas-d05.jpg
YangyuanChina
YunnanChina
Zamorano-Leonés Spain Sementalzamorano.JPG

References

  1. 1 2 Breeds from species: Ass. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2014.
  2. 1 2 Valerie Porter, Ian Lauder Mason (2002). Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types, and Varieties (fifth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN   085199430X.
  3. "Breed Characteristics". American Mammoth Jackstock Registry. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 Waltraud Kugler, Hans-Peter Grunenfelder, Elli Broxham (2008). Donkey Breeds in Europe: Inventory, Description, Need for Action, Conservation; Report 2007/2008. St. Gallen, Switzerland: Monitoring Institute for Rare Breeds and Seeds in Europe. p. 26. Archived 2 September 2009.
  5. Bataille, Laetitia (2008). Races équines de France (in French). Paris: Éd. France agricole. ISBN   978-2-85557-154-6. Equine breeds of France
  6. Ponui Donkeys: A Rare Breed of New Zealand Origin. Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand. Accessed July 2014.
  7. "Âne des Pyrénées" (PDF) (in French). Haras Nationaux. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011. Pyrenean donkey