This list of breeds of domestic donkey is based on country reports to the international DAD-IS database. [1]
| Breed name | English name if used | Country | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhazskaya | Russian Federation | | ||
| Abyssinian | Ethiopia | | ||
| Algerian | Algeria | draught or meat animal; chestnut or grey [2] | ||
| USA | size breed: any large donkey over a size limit [3] | | |
| Anatolian | Turkey | | ||
| Âne Africain | Central African Republic, Chad | | ||
| Afghan donkey | Afghanistan | | ||
| Âne du Bourbonnais | Bourbonnais | France | | |
| Âne du Cotentin | Cotentin | France | | |
| Âne du Gourma | Mali | |||
| Âne du Miankala | Mali | |||
| Âne du plateau Dogon | Mali | | ||
| Âne du Sahel | Mall | |||
| Âne du Yatenga | Mali | |||
| Âne locale | Madagascar | |||
| Âne Normand | Norman | France | | |
| Âne Petit Gris du Berry | France | extinct | ||
| Âne | Togo | |||
| Âne wallon | Belgium | | ||
| Anger | Iran | |||
| Armyanskaya | Armenia | | ||
| Asin | Niger | | ||
| Asino dell’Asinara | Asinara | Italy | critically endangered; indigenous to the Isola dell'Asinara, Sardinia | |
| Asino Argentato di Sologno | Italy | |||
| Asino Baio Lucano | Italy | |||
| Italy | Monte Amiata, province of Grosseto, Tuscany | | |
| Asino dell'Irpinia | Italy | extinct; provinces of Benevento and Avellino | ||
| Asino di Castel Morrone | Castel Morrone | Italy | probably 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 di Sant'Alberto | Italy | extinct; province of Forlì-Cesena | ||
| Asino Emiliano | Italy | extinct | ||
| Italy | Sicily | | |
| Italy | from 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 | Italy | from Ragusa in Sicily, and neighbouring areas | |
| Asino Romagnolo | Romagnolo | Italy | from Emilia–Romagna | |
| Sardinian donkey Asino Sardo | Sardinian | Italy | from Sardinia | |
| Asino Sardo Grigio Crociato | Italy | from Sardinia | | |
| Asnal Criolin | Cuba | |||
| Asno | Chile | | ||
| Asno Americana | Cuba | | ||
| Asno Andaluz | Andalusian | Spain | | |
| Asno Balear | Spain | | ||
| Asno Criollo | Venezuela | |||
| Asno de las Encartaciones | Spain | Basque country | | |
| Australian donkey | Australia | | ||
| Barockesel | Austrian-Hungarian White Donkey | Austria | | |
| Azerbaidzhanskaya | Azerbaijan | | ||
| Baudet du Poitou |
| France | the 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 | |
| Benderi | Iran | |||
| Biyang | China | |||
| Bourik | Haiti | |||
| Brasil | Venezuela | | ||
| Bulgaro | Venezuela | |||
| Bulgarian donkey | Bulgaria | | ||
| Burro | Mexico, Nicaragua, United States | small 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] | | |
| Burro Criollo | El Salvador | |||
| Portugal | endangered, 90 left [4] | ||
| Miranda | Portugal | endangered | |
| Burro Kentucky | El Salvador, Honduras | | ||
| Caninde | Brazil | |||
| Cardao | Brazil | |||
| Cariovilli | Italy | extinct; province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo | ||
| Catalana | Catalan | Spain | | |
| Chigetai | Kazakhstan | |||
| China North | China | |||
| Comune | Albania | | ||
| Creole | Guyana | |||
| Corsica | | ||
| Criollo | Peru | | ||
| Cyprus donkey | Cyprus | | ||
| Dagestanskaya | Russian Federation | |||
| Damascus | Israel, Syrian Arab Republic | | ||
| Dezhou | China | |||
| Domaci balkanski magarac | Balkan | Serbia, Montenegro | | |
| Dongolawi | Sudan | |||
| Irish donkey | Ireland | | ||
| Donkey | Saint Kitts and Nevis | |||
| Egypt Baladi | Egypt | |||
| Egyptian | Egypt | | ||
| English donkey | Australia | |||
| Etbai | Sudan | |||
| Ezel | Netherlands | | ||
| Georgian ass | Georgia | | ||
| Grand Noir du Berry | France | former province of Berry; possibly derived from Catalan [5] | | |
| Green | Barbados | |||
| Grey | Suriname | |||
| Italy | province of Viterbo in Lazio [1] [4] | ||
| Guangling | China | |||
| Guanzhong | China | |||
| Hamadan | Iran, Russian Federation | |||
| Hassawi | Egypt | |||
| Hmar Malti | Maltese | Malta | | |
| Huaibei | China | |||
| Indian | India | | ||
| Iranian | Iran | | ||
| Istarski magarac | Croatia | Istria | | |
| Italian | Serbia | | ||
| Jack Norteamericano | Venezuela | |||
| Jiami | China | |||
| Jirnrna | Ethiopia | |||
| Jinnan | China | |||
| Jordanian donkey | Jordan | | ||
| Kakhetinskaya | Russian Federation | |||
| Karakaçan | Turkey | | ||
| Kara-Kalpakskaya | Uzbekistan | |||
| Kashan | Iran | |||
| Kassala | Eritrea | | ||
| Kazakhskaya | Kazakhstan | | ||
| Kirgizskaya | Kyrgyzstan | | ||
| Kulun | China | |||
| Liangzhou | China | |||
| Libyan | Libya | | ||
| Linxian | China | |||
| Magyar parlagi szamár | Hungary | | ||
| Majorera | Spain | | ||
| Mannar | Sri Lanka | |||
| Maryisltaya | Turkmenistan | |||
| Masai | Kenya, Tanzania | | ||
| Masri | Egypt | |||
| Merzifon | Turkey | | ||
| Meskhet-Dzhavakhetskaya | Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan | |||
| Miniature donkey | USA | | ||
| Moldavian Local | Moldova | |||
| Moroccan | Morocco | | ||
| Muscat | Tanzania | | ||
| National Genatic | Yemen | |||
| Native of North Africa | Mali, Mauritania, Senegal | | ||
| Nordestina | Brazil | |||
| Ogaden | Ethiopia | |||
| Paulista | Brazil | |||
| Pega | Brazil | | ||
| Peruano | Venezuela | |||
| Ponui | New Zealand [6] | | ||
| Primorsko dinarski magarac | Croatia | | ||
| Âne de Provence | Provence | France | Provence | |
| Puttalam Buruwa | Sri Lanka | |||
| Âne des Pyrénées | Pyrenean | France | Aquitaine, Midi Pyrénées, Languedoc Roussillon; also called Gascon; similar to Catalan but smaller [7] | |
| Qinghai | China | |||
| Qinqyang | China | |||
| Qirmani | Yemen | |||
| Qubressy | Jordan | | ||
| Riffawi | Sudan | |||
| Romanian donkey | Romania | | ||
| Saidi | Egypt | |||
| Sennar | Ethiopia | |||
| Shanbei | China | |||
| Sibbiani | Yemen | | ||
| Sjevernojadranski magarac | Croatia | | ||
| Somali | Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, Yemen | | ||
| South-west | China | |||
| Spotted | United States | | ||
| Standard | United States | | ||
| Subei | China | |||
| Sudanese Pack | Sudan | | ||
| Syrian | Israel, Syrian Arab Republic | | ||
| Thüringer Waldesel | Germany | | ||
| Tadzhikskaya | Tajikistan | | ||
| Taihang | China | |||
| Tibetan | China, Nepal | |||
| Toposa | Sudan | |||
| Tswana | Botswana | | ||
| Tunisian | Tunisia | | ||
| Turkmenskaya | Turkmenistan | | ||
| Uzbekskaya | Uzbekistan | | ||
| Ugandan donkey | Uganda | | ||
| Xinjiang | China | | ||
| Yangyuan | China | |||
| Yunnan | China | |||
| Zamorano-Leonés | Spain | | ||
Equine breeds of France
Pyrenean donkey