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

Breeds[edit | edit source]

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] Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Anatolian Turkey
Âne Africain Central African Republic, Chad Error creating thumbnail: File missing
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 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Âne Petit Gris du Berry France extinct
Âne Togo
Âne wallon Belgium Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Anger Iran
Armyanskaya Armenia Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Asin Niger Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Asino dell’Asinara Asinara Italy critically endangered; indigenous to the Isola dell'Asinara, Sardinia Error creating thumbnail: File missing
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
  • Asino Pantesco
  • Asino di Pantelleria
  • Pantesco
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 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Asno Americana Cuba
Asno Andaluz Andalusian Spain Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Asno Balear Spain Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Asno Criollo Venezuela
Asno de las Encartaciones Spain Basque country Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Australian donkey Australia Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Barockesel Austrian-Hungarian White Donkey Austria
Azerbaidzhanskaya Azerbaijan
Baudet du Poitou
  • Poitevin
  • 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]
  • Burro do Miranda
  • Burro do Planalto Mirandes
  • Mirandes
  • Raça asinina de Miranda
  • Transmontano[4]
Miranda Portugal endangered Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Burro Kentucky El Salvador, Honduras Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Caninde Brazil
Cardao Brazil
Cariovilli Italy extinct; province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo
Catalana Catalan Spain Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Chigetai Kazakhstan
China North China
Comune Albania Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Creole Guyana
  • Âne corse
  • U sumeru corsu
Corsican
Corsica
Criollo Peru Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Cyprus donkey Cyprus Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Dagestanskaya Russian Federation
Damascus Israel, Syrian Arab Republic Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Dezhou China
Domaci balkanski magarac Balkan Serbia, Montenegro Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Dongolawi Sudan
Irish donkey Ireland Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Donkey Saint Kitts and Nevis
Egypt Baladi Egypt
Egyptian Egypt Error creating thumbnail: File missing
English donkey Australia
Etbai Sudan
Ezel Netherlands Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Georgian ass Georgia Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Grand Noir du Berry France former province of Berry; possibly derived from Catalan[5] Error creating thumbnail: File missing
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 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Huaibei China
Indian India
Iranian Iran Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Istarski magarac Croatia Istria Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Italian Serbia Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Jack Norteamericano Venezuela
Jiami China
Jirnrna Ethiopia
Jinnan China
Jordanian donkey Jordan Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Kakhetinskaya Russian Federation
Karakaçan Turkey Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Kara-Kalpakskaya Uzbekistan
Kashan Iran
Kassala Eritrea Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Kazakhskaya Kazakhstan Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Kirgizskaya Kyrgyzstan Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Kulun China
Liangzhou China
Libyan Libya Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Linxian China
Magyar parlagi szamár Hungary Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Majorera Spain Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Mannar Sri Lanka
Maryisltaya Turkmenistan
Masai Kenya, Tanzania Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Masri Egypt
Merzifon Turkey Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Meskhet-Dzhavakhetskaya Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
Miniature donkey USA Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Moldavian Local Moldova
Moroccan Morocco Error creating thumbnail: File missing
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] Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Primorsko dinarski magarac Croatia
Âne de Provence Provence France Provence Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Puttalam Buruwa Sri Lanka
Âne des Pyrénées Pyrenean France Aquitaine, Midi Pyrénées, Languedoc Roussillon; also called Gascon; similar to Catalan but smaller[7] Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Qinghai China
Qinqyang China
Qirmani Yemen
Qubressy Jordan Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Riffawi Sudan
Romanian donkey Romania Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Saidi Egypt
Sennar Ethiopia
Shanbei China
Sibbiani Yemen Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Sjevernojadranski magarac Croatia Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Somali Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, Yemen Error creating thumbnail: File missing
South-west China
Spotted United States File: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 File:An adorable donkey in a field in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas LCCN2014632725.tif
Subei China
Sudanese Pack Sudan Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Syrian Israel, Syrian Arab Republic Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Thüringer Waldesel Germany
Tadzhikskaya Tajikistan
Taihang China
Tibetan China, Nepal
Toposa Sudan
Tswana Botswana Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Tunisian Tunisia
Turkmenskaya Turkmenistan Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Uzbekskaya Uzbekistan
Ugandan donkey Uganda Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Xinjiang China Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Yangyuan China
Yunnan China
Zamorano-Leonés Spain Error creating thumbnail: File missing

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Breeds from species: Ass. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 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. 4.0 4.1 4.2 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 français). 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 français). Haras Nationaux. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011. Pyrenean donkey

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