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