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Ass

Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedmammals

The ass (Equus asinus) is a species in the family Equidae, order Perissodactyla. Recorded adults weigh 171.2 kg to 245 kg and live up to 47 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.

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Quick facts about the ass

Weight
171.2 kg – 245 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
47 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
50 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
362 days – 370 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
23.3 months – 2.75 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the ass live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The ass is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

Is the ass endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the ass classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPerissodactyla
  5. familyEquidae
  6. genusEquus
  7. SpeciesEquus asinus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Asinus vulgaris, Equus africanus asinus, Equus asinus asinus, Equus asinus palaestinae, Equus hinnus, Equus mulus, Eqvus asinus

Other names and names in other languages (175)
  • African donkeyEnglish
  • BurroEnglish
  • BurroEnglish
  • Domestic assEnglish
  • Domestic assEnglish
  • Domestic donkeyEnglish
  • DonkeyEnglish
  • DonkeyEnglish
  • Ethiopian donkeyEnglish
  • Feral burroEnglish
  • Feral donkeyEnglish
  • JackassEnglish
  • JennetEnglish
  • JennyEnglish
  • Mammoth donkeyEnglish
  • Miniature donkeyEnglish
  • Wild assEnglish
  • Wild burroEnglish
  • AsbekAfrikaans
  • BotterkopAfrikaans
  • DonkieAfrikaans
  • AfruponkorAkan
  • አህያAmharic
  • حمارArabic
  • حمار أليفArabic
  • ܚܡܪܐAramaic
  • গাধAssamese
  • PollínAsturian
  • ХӀамаAvaric
  • AstolKotava
  • EşşəkAzerbaijani
  • ائششکazb
  • ИшәкBashkir
  • GrischerBavarian
  • Хатні асёлBelarusian
  • МагареBulgarian
  • DongkiBislama
  • গাধাBangla
  • བོང་བུ།Tibetan
  • AzenBreton
  • MagaracBosnian
  • Domaći magaracBosnian
  • AseCatalan
  • RucCatalan
  • Lè̤cdo
  • ВирChechen
  • AшакChuvash
  • کەرCentral Kurdish
  • SumereCorsican
  • Osel domácíCzech
  • AsynWelsh
  • ÆselDanish
  • Buŋadag
  • HauseselGerman
  • Afrikanischer WildeselGerman
  • AkajaDinka
  • HerZaza
  • ΓάιδαροςGreek
  • azenoEsperanto
  • EeselEstonian
  • AstoBasque
  • TedzidEwe
  • AasiFinnish
  • afrikanvilliaasiFinnish
  • ÂneFrench
  • Âne communFrench
  • Ane domestiqueFrench
  • Âne domestiqueFrench
  • HüseeselNorthern Frisian
  • MusFriulian
  • EzelWestern Frisian
  • AsalIrish
  • AssylManx
  • ChavurroGuarani
  • ગધેડોGujarati
  • JakiHausa
  • Lì-èHakka Chinese
  • BourikHaitian Creole
  • חמור הביתHebrew
  • गधाHindi
  • háziszamárHungarian
  • ԷշArmenian
  • KeledaiIndonesian
  • AsniIcelandic
  • AsinoItalian
  • ロバJapanese
  • アフリカノロバJapanese
  • KuldiJavanese
  • ვირიGeorgian
  • AɣyulKabyle
  • خَرKashmiri
  • A̱ka̱za̱nkiTyap
  • IndogobaKinyarwanda
  • ЕсекKazakh
  • ಕತ್ತೆKannada
  • 나귀Korean
  • 당나귀Korean
  • KerKurdish
  • ЭшекKyrgyz
  • AznoLadino
  • IeselLuxembourgish
  • Ттуккуlbe
  • ЛамLezghian
  • AezelLimburgish
  • Musciatlld
  • ÀsenLombard
  • Naminis asilasLithuanian
  • Laukinis asilasLithuanian
  • Mājas ēzelisLatvian
  • BorikyMalagasy
  • KāiheMāori
  • കഴുതMalayalam
  • ĦmarMaltese
  • ИлжигMongolian
  • गाढवMarathi
  • KeldaiMalay
  • Rakko-wakvMuscogee
  • Rakko Pihkv HayvMuscogee
  • Rakko-pihkv-hayvMuscogee
  • မြည်းBurmese
  • خرMazanderani
  • TéliiNavajo
  • TameselNorwegian Bokmål
  • eselNorwegian Bokmål
  • Verwilderde EzelDutch
  • ଗଧOdia
  • ХæрæгOssetic
  • ਗਧਾPunjabi
  • BurikuPapiamento
  • BeudetPicard
  • Osioł zwyczajnyPolish
  • کھوتاWestern Panjabi
  • AsnoPortuguese
  • JeguePortuguese
  • JumentoPortuguese
  • AsnuQuechua
  • AsenRomansh
  • MăgarRomanian
  • Домашний ОселRussian
  • Домашний осёлRussian
  • SceccuSicilian
  • CuddieScots
  • බූරුවා (සත්ත්වයා)Sinhala
  • බූරුවාSinhala
  • Somár domáciSlovak
  • OselSlovenian
  • MbongoroShona
  • DameerSomali
  • GomarAlbanian
  • GomariAlbanian
  • Домаћи магарацSerbian
  • ÀinuSardinian
  • burikiSranan Tongo
  • KeledéSundanese
  • åsnaSwedish
  • PundaSwahili
  • YjzelSilesian
  • கழுதைTamil
  • గాడిదTelugu
  • ХарTajik
  • ลาThai
  • EşekTurkish
  • TonkiTswana
  • EшакUdmurt
  • ئېشەكUyghur
  • ВіслюкUkrainian
  • Віслюк свійськийUkrainian
  • گدھاUrdu
  • EshakUzbek
  • MussoVenetian
  • LừaVietnamese
  • ÅgneWalloon
  • אייזלYiddish
  • 驢Chinese
  • 驴Chinese

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Relatives of the ass

Other species in the same genus Equus.

NT, Near Threatened
Onager (Equus hemionus)

Onager

Equus hemionus

Equidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ass?

An adult ass weighs 171.2 kg – 245 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the ass live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the ass for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

How long does the ass live?

The ass has a recorded lifespan of 47 years.

How long is the ass pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 362 days – 370 days.

What kind of animal is the ass?

The ass (Equus asinus) belongs to the family Equidae in the order Perissodactyla.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{ass_2026,
  title = {Ass (Equus asinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ass},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}