donkey

subspecies of mammal (donkey as a domesticated subspecies); beast of burden, similar to a horse, but smaller
Taxon taxon Q19707
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donkey

Summary

donkey is a Q6096[1]. donkey ranks in the top 0.085% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,353 views/month, #165 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • donkey's instance of is recorded as Q6096[3].
  • donkey is classified at the rank of subspecies[4].
  • donkey belongs to the parent taxon Equus africanus[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, donkey is Equus africanus asinus[6].
  • donkey is used for donkey[7].
  • donkey's Commons category is recorded as Equus asinus[8].
  • donkey's temporal range start is recorded as Pleistocene[9].
  • donkey's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Donkeys[10].
  • donkey's Commons gallery is recorded as Donkey[11].
  • donkey's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • donkey's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • donkey's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[14].
  • donkey's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[15].
  • donkey's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[16].
  • donkey's this taxon is source of is recorded as donkey meat[17].
  • donkey is commonly known as Âne commun[18].
  • donkey is commonly known as Âne[19].
  • donkey is commonly known as osioł zwyczajny[20].
  • donkey is commonly known as osel[21].
  • donkey is commonly known as pollín[22].
  • donkey is commonly known as burru[23].
  • donkey is commonly known as burricu[24].
  • donkey is commonly known as pullu[25].
  • donkey's different from is recorded as Equus asinus[26].
  • donkey's different from is recorded as Donkey[27].

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Classification

donkey's scientific name is Equus africanus asinus[6]. donkey is classified at the rank of subspecies[4]. donkey is classified within Equus africanus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include Âne commun[18], Âne[19], osioł zwyczajny[20], osel[21], pollín[22], and burru[23].

Identifiers

donkey's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 83772[28]. donkey's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9103830[29]. donkey's ITIS TSN is recorded as 926235[30].

Discovery and Description

Things named for donkey include easel[31].

Why It Matters

donkey ranks in the top 0.085% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,353 views/month, #165 of 195,241).[2] donkey has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] donkey is known by 152 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for donkey include easel[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · ~2026-49846-34 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Q6096
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q6096]]"
  2. 8w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Salzburgwiki id → 29664
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8854]]: 29664, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/102088870|Hausesel (#102088870)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3987|Salzburgwiki – Taxons]] #"
  3. 9w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q33573 (kin)-Adygrafix250-Indogoba.wav
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q33573 (kin)-Adygrafix250-Indogoba.wav"
  4. 11w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 2026
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 2026, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167475035|ASS (#167475035)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix'n'ma"
  5. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1GUfsE
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  6. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Svkkl authority id → 0275184-osli
    Taxon rank → subspecies
    Ncbi taxonomy id → 83772
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0275184-osli, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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