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  Name Mongolian Wild Ass
  Regnum Animal ia
  Phylum Chordata
  Classis Mammal ia
  Ordo Perissodactyla
  Familia Equidae
  Genus '' Equus ''
  Species '' E Hemionu s''
  Subspecies '''''E hemionus hemionus'''''
  Trinomial ''Equus hemionus hemionus''
  Trinomial Authority Pallas , 1775


The Mongolian Wild Ass (''Equus hemionus hemionus'', also called '''Khulan''') is a subspecies of the Onager found in Mongolia and northern China . A population of several thousand animals exists and is therefore not considered (critically) endangered.

Hunting of the wild ass has been prohibited in Mongolia since 1953 , but the animal is still considered vulnerable because of increasing human populations. Conservation areas have been established to protect the wild ass.


REFERENCES

  • World Association of Zoos and Aquariums