Equus africanus
species of mammal
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Summary
Equus africanus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,666 views/month, #1,024 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Critically Endangered[4]
- Parent taxon: Equus[5]
- Endemic to: Somalia[6]
- Taxon name: Equus africanus[7]
- Commons category: Equus africanus[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Equus africanus[9]
- Commons gallery: Equus africanus[10]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[11]
- Original combination: Asinus africanus[12]
- Short name: E. africanus[13]
- Taxon common name: African wild ass[14], Asno Salvaje de Africa[15], Ane sauvage d'Afrique[16], Âne Sauvage D'Afrique[17], African Ass[18], Ass[19], Afrikanischer Esel[20], Afrikanischer Wildesel[21], Pollín africanu[22], Atlas Wild Ass[23], Nubian Wild Ass[24], Somali Wild Ass[25], asino selvatico africano[26], asno-selvagem-africano[27]
- Different from: Equus asinus[28]
- Gestation period: 1 years[29]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[30]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[31]
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Identifiers
Equus africanus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 74315[32]. Equus africanus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 38598494[33]. Equus africanus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5787168[34]. Equus africanus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 926142[35].
Why It Matters
Equus africanus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]