List of donkey breeds
This list of breeds of domestic donkey is based on country reports to the international DAD-IS database.[1]
Breeds[]
| Breed name English/ (native language in DAD-IS) /Other names |
Country | Notes | Image |
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| Abkhazskaya | Russian Federation | 
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| Abyssinian donkey | Ethiopia | 
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| Algeria | Used as a draught or meat animal. Chestnut or grey in colour.[2] | 
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| American Mammoth Jack | USA | Also called "Mammoth Jackstock" or "Mammoth donkey"; developed from a blend of Poitou, Andalusian, Majorcan, and Catalan breeds[3] | 
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| Anatolian | Turkey | 
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| Âne Africain | Central African Republic, Chad | 
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| Afghan donkey | Afghanistan | 
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| Bourbonnais donkey (Âne du Bourbonnais) | France | 
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| Cotentin donkey (Âne du Cotentin) | France | 
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| Âne du Gourma | Mali | ||
| Âne du Miankala | Mali | ||
| Âne du plateau Dogon | Mali | 
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| Âne du Sahel | Mall | ||
| Âne du Yatenga | Mali | ||
| Âne locale | Madagascar | ||
| Norman donkey (Âne Normand) | France | 
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| (Âne Petit Gris du Berry) | France | extinct | |
| Ânes | Togo | ||
| Âne wallon | Belgium | 
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| Anger | Iran | ||
| Armyanskaya | Armenia | 
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| Asin | Niger | 
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| Asinara donkey (Asino dell’Asinara) | Italy | critically endangered; indigenous to the Isola dell'Asinara, Sardinia | 
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| Amiatina (Asino dell’Amiata) | Italy | Monte Amiata, province of Grosseto, Tuscany | 
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| Italy | extinct; provinces of Benevento and Avellino | ||
| Castel Morrone donkey (Asino di Castel Morrone) | Italy | probably extinct; around Castel Morrone in the Province of Caserta, Campania | |
| Martina Franca donkey (Asino di 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 | 
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| Italy | extinct; province of Forlì-Cesena | ||
| Italy | extinct | ||
| Grigio Siciliano (Asino Grigio Siciliano) | Italy | Sicily | 
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| Pantesco (Asino Pantesco or Asino di Pantelleria) | Italy | from the island of Pantelleria, Sicily | |
| Italy | Puglia; regional variants include the Asino delle Marche, Asino della Basilicata and Asino Leccese | ||
| Ragusano donkey (Asino Ragusano) | Italy | from Ragusa in Sicily, and neighbouring areas | |
| Romagnolo donkey (Asino Romagnolo) | Italy | from Emilia–Romagna | 
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| Sardinian donkey (Asino Sardo) | Italy | from Sardinia | 
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| Italy | from Sardinia | 
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| Asnal Criolin | Cuba | ||
| Asno | Chile | 
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| Asno Americana | Cuba | 
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| Andalusian donkey (Asno Andaluz) | Spain | 
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| Asno Balear | Spain | 
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| Asno Criollo | Venezuela | ||
| Asno de las Encartaciones | Spain | Basque country | 
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| Sperki[4] | Pakistan | 
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| Australian donkey | Australia | 
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| Barockesel/Austrian-Hungarian white Donkey | Austria | 
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| Azerbaidzhanskaya | Azerbaijan | 
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| Poitou donkey (Baudet de Poitou), Poitevin | 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 | 
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| Benderi | Iran | ||
| Biyang | China | ||
| Bourik | Haiti | ||
| Brasil | Venezuela | 
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| Bulgaro | Venezuela | ||
| Bulgarian donkey | Bulgaria | 
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| 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[5] | 
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| Burro Criollo | El Salvador | ||
| Dwarf donkey of Graciosa (Burro de Graciosa) | Portugal | endangered, 90 left; also called Burro anão da Graciosa[6] | |
| Miranda donkey (Burro do Miranda) | Portugal | endangered; also called Burro do Planalto Mirandes, Mirandes, Raça asinina de Miranda, or Transmontano[6] | 
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| Burro Kentucky | El Salvador, Honduras | 
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| Caninde | Brazil | ||
| Cardao | Brazil | ||
| Italy | extinct; province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo | ||
| Catalan donkey (Catalana) | Spain | 
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| Chigetai | Kazakhstan | ||
| China North | China | ||
| Comune | Albania | 
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| Creole | Guyana | ||
| Corsican donkey | Corsica | 
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| Criollo | Peru | 
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| Cyprus donkey | Cyprus | 
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| Dagestanskaya | Russian Federation | ||
| Damascus | Israel, Syrian Arab Republic | 
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| Dezhou | China | ||
| Balkan donkey (Domaci balkanski magarac) | Serbia, Montenegro | 
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| Dongolawl | Sudan | ||
| Irish donkey | Ireland | 
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| Donkey | Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
| Egypt Baladi | Egypt | ||
| Egyptian | Egypt | 
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| English donkey | Australia | ||
| Etbai | Sudan | ||
| Ezel | Netherlands | 
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| Georgian ass | Georgia | 
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| Berry Black (Grand Noir du Berry) | France | former province of Berry; possibly derived from Catalan[7] | 
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| Green | Barbados | ||
| Grey | Suriname | ||
| Viterbese (Grigio Viterbese) | Italy | province of Viterbo in Lazio[1][6] | |
| Guangling | China | ||
| Guanzhong | China | ||
| Hamadan | Iran, Russian Federation | ||
| Hassawi | Egypt | ||
| Maltese donkey (Hmar Malti) | Malta | 
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| Huaibei | China | ||
| Indian | India | 
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| Iranian | Iran | 
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| Istarski magarac | Croatia | Istria | 
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| Italian | Serbia | 
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| Jack Norteamericano | Venezuela | ||
| Jiami | China | ||
| Jirnrna | Ethiopia | ||
| Jinnan | China | ||
| Jordanian donkey | Jordan | 
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| Kakhetinskaya | Russian Federation | ||
| Karakaçan | Turkey | 
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| Kara-Kalpakskaya | Uzbekistan | ||
| Kashan | Iran | ||
| Kassala | Eritrea | 
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| Kazakhskaya | Kazakhstan | 
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| Kirgizskaya | Kyrgyzstan | 
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| Kulun | China | ||
| Liangzhou | China | ||
| Libyan | Libya | 
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| Linxian | China | ||
| Magyar parlagi szamár | Hungary | 
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| Majorera donkey | Spain | 
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| Mannar | Sri Lanka | ||
| Maryisltaya | Turkmenistan | ||
| Masai | Kenya, Tanzania | 
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| Masri | Egypt | ||
| Merzifon | Turkey | 
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| Meskhet-Dzhavakhetskaya | Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan | ||
| Miniature donkey | USA | 
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| Moldavian Local | Moldova | ||
| Moroccan | Morocco | 
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| Mula | Venezuela | ||
| Muscat | Tanzania | 
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| National Genatic | Yemen | ||
| Native of North Africa | Mali, Mauritania, Senegal | 
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| Nordestina | Brazil | ||
| Ogaden | Ethiopia | ||
| Paulista | Brazil | ||
| Pega | Brazil | ||
| Peruano | Venezuela | ||
| Poitevin | France | see Poitou donkey or Baudet du Poitou | |
| Ponui donkey | New Zealand[8] | 
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| Primorsko dinarski magarac | Croatia | 
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| Provence donkey (Âne de Provence) | France | Provence | 
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| Puttalam Buruwa | Sri Lanka | ||
| Pyrenean donkey (Âne des Pyrénées) | France | Aquitaine, Midi Pyrénées, Languedoc Roussillon; also called Gascon; similar to Catalan but smaller[9] | 
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| Qinghai | China | ||
| Qinqyang | China | ||
| Qirmani | Yemen | ||
| Qubressy | Jordan | 
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| Riffawi | Sudan | ||
| Romanian donkey | Romania | 
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| Saidi | Egypt | ||
| Sennar | Ethiopia | ||
| Shanbei | China | ||
| Sibbianl | Yemen | 
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| Sjevernojadranski magarac | Croatia | 
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| Somali | Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, Yemen | 
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| South-west | China | ||
| Spotted | United States | 
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| Standard | United States | 
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| Subei | China | ||
| Sudanese Pack | Sudan | 
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| Syrian | Israel, Syrian Arab Republic | 
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| Thuringian forest donkey | Germany | 
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| Tadzhikskaya | Tajikistan | 
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| Taihang | China | ||
| Tibetan | China, Nepal | ||
| Toposa | Sudan | ||
| Tswana | Botswana | 
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| Tunisian | Tunisia | 
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| Turkmenskaya | Turkmenistan | 
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| Uzbekskaya | Uzbekistan | 
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| Ugandan donkey | Uganda | 
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| Xinjiang | China | 
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| Yangyuan | China | ||
| Yunnan | China | ||
| Zamorano-Leonés | Spain | 
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Breeds from species: Ass. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2014.
- ^ Porter, Valerie (2002). Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties. New York: CABI. ISBN 9780851994307.
- ^ "Breed Characteristics". American Mammoth Jackstock Registry. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ Kakar, Dr. Raziq. "DONKEY BREEDS OF NORTH-EASTERN BALOCHISTAN, PAKHTOONKHUA, AND SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN". https://camel4all.wordpress.com/. External link in
|website=(help) - ^ Porter, Valerie (ed.); Ian Lauder Mason (2002). Mason's world dictionary of livestock breeds, types, and varieties (5th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 0-85199-430-X.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c 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.
- ^ Bataille, Laetitia (2008). Races équines de France (in French). Paris: Éd. France agricole. ISBN 978-2-85557-154-6.
Equine breeds of France
- ^ Ponui Donkeys: A Rare Breed of New Zealand Origin. Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand. Accessed July 2014.
- ^ "Âne des Pyrénées" (PDF) (in French). Haras Nationaux. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
Pyrenean donkey
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