List of donkey breeds

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
Abkhazskaya		Russian Federation
Abyssinian		Ethiopia
Algerian		Algeria	draught or meat animal; chestnut or grey^[2]
American Mammoth Jack Mammoth Mammoth Jackstock		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
Asino dell’Amiata Amiatina		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
Asino Grigio Siciliano Grigio Siciliano		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
Burro da Ilha Graciosa Burro Anão da Graciosa		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
Grigio Viterbese Viterbese		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]

^ ^a ^b Breeds from species: Ass. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2014.
^ ^a ^b Valerie Porter, Ian Lauder Mason (2002). Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types, and Varieties (fifth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 085199430X.
^ "Breed Characteristics". American Mammoth Jackstock Registry. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
^ ^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.
^ Bataille, Laetitia (2008). Races équines de France (in French). Paris: Éd. France agricole. ISBN 978-2-85557-154-6. Equine breeds of France
^ Ponui Donkeys: A Rare Breed of New Zealand Origin. Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand. Accessed July 2014.
^ "Âne des Pyrénées" (PDF) (in French). Haras Nationaux. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011. Pyrenean donkey

[dad-1] Breeds from species: Ass. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2014.

[mason-2] Valerie Porter, Ian Lauder Mason (2002). Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types, and Varieties (fifth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 085199430X.

[amjr-3] "Breed Characteristics". American Mammoth Jackstock Registry. Retrieved 22 June 2011.

[mon-4] 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.

[bataille-5] Bataille, Laetitia (2008). Races équines de France (in French). Paris: Éd. France agricole. ISBN 978-2-85557-154-6. Equine breeds of France

[rare-6] Ponui Donkeys: A Rare Breed of New Zealand Origin. Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand. Accessed July 2014.

[pyr-7] "Âne des Pyrénées" (PDF) (in French). Haras Nationaux. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011. Pyrenean donkey

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