| Donkey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| General information | |||
| Aliases | Ass | ||
| Classification | Equus africanus asinus | ||
| Intelligence | Non-Sapient | ||
| Biological information | |||
| Reproduction | Sexual, viviparous | ||
| Locomotion | Quadrupedal | ||
| Feeding behavior | Herbivorous | ||
| Lineage information | |||
| Ancestor(s) | African Wild Ass | ||
| Descendant(s) | Mule Hinny | ||
| Related species | Horse | ||
| Cultural information | |||
| Sociocultral characteristics | |||
| Scientific taxonomy | |||
| Planet | Earth | ||
| Domain | Eukaryota | ||
| Kingdom | Animalia | ||
| Phylum | Chordata | ||
| Subphylum | Vertebrata | ||
| Class | Mammalia | ||
| Order | Perissodactyla | ||
| Family | Equidae | ||
| Genus | Equus | ||
| Subgenus | Asinus | ||
| Species | E. africanus | ||
| Subspecies | E. a. asinus | ||
| Other information | |||
| Status | Domesticated | ||
Donkeys are domestic animals used as beasts of burden. They are the domestic descendants of the African Wild ass, of which they are considered a subspecies.