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    Species Accepted

    Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758

    African donkey

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Recorded as introduced in 45 countries or islands

      45 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      Antigua and BarbudaNo
      ArgentinaYes
      AustraliaYes
      ArubaYes
      Bolivia, Plurinational State ofNo
      Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaYesUnknown
      Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaYesUnknown
      BrazilNo
      BahamasYes
      ChileNo

      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      173 results
      Aasi Finnish
      Aezel Limburgish
      African donkey English
      Afrikanischer Wildesel German
      Afruponkor Akan
      Akaja Dinka
      Ane domestique French
      Asal Irish
      Asbek Afrikaans
      Ase Catalan–Valencian

      Treatments

      4 results

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      15 results
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      Citation

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