Authority citation: Pallas, P.S. 1775. Equus hemionus, mongolis dshikketaei dictus. Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae 19:394-417.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36977072
Original name as described: Equus hemionus
Nominal names: hemionus Pallas, 1775 | ferus Erxleben, 1777 | hemionius N. G. Leske, 1779 [incorrect subsequent spelling] | hemionos Boddaert, 1785 | onager Boddaert, 1785 | khur Lesson, 1827 | hamar (C. H. Smith, 1841) | hemippus I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1855 | indicus (P. L. Sclater, 1862) [nomen nudum] | indicus George, 1869 [preoccupied] | syriacus H. Milne-Edwards, 1869 | dzigguetai (J. G. Wood, 1872) | typicus W. L. Sclater, 1891 [nomen novum] | typicus W. L. Sclater, 1891 [nomen novum] | castaneus Lydekker, 1904 | bedfordi Matschie, 1911 | finschi Matschie, 1911 | luteus Matschie, 1911 | bahram (Pocock, 1947) | blanfordi (Pocock, 1947) | kulan (Groves & Mazák, 1967)
Other common names: Asian Wild Ass|Gobi Kulan|Mongolian Kulan|Persian Onager|Syrian Onager
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Perissodactyla -- Family: Equidae
Type locality: North-eastern boundary of Mongolia with Russia, Transbaikalia, S. Chitinsk, 50° N, 115° E.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Israel (ISR) | Iran (IRN) | Turkmenistan (TKM) | Uzbekistan (UZB) | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | Pakistan? | India (IND) | China (CHN) | Mongolia (MNG)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently flagged, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Near threatened
Species-specific notes: includes hemippus and khur, which were considered distinct by Groves & Grubb 2011; for additional information regarding the MDD's decision to not follow the Groves & Grubb 2011 Ungulate Taxonomy, see 'Subjective decisions' on the 'About' tab
Citation: Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland.
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