Somali wild ass
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The Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis)[3] is a subspecies of the African wild ass.
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Somali wild ass | |
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A Somali wild ass at the Saint Louis Zoo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Equidae |
Genus: | Equus |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | E. a. somaliensis |
Trinomial name | |
Equus africanus somaliensis (Noack, 1884)[2] | |
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It is found in Somalia, the Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea, and the Afar Region of Ethiopia. The legs of the Somali wild ass are striped, resembling those of its relatives, the zebras.