List of donkey breeds

Summary

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

Breeds edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b Breeds from species: Ass. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2014.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Bataille, Laetitia (2008). Races équines de France (in French). 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 French). Haras Nationaux. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011. Pyrenean donkey