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title: "Donkey"
description: "Equus asinus — Mammiferi. The donkey or ass is a domesticated equine."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/donkey
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Donkey

> Equus asinus — Mammiferi. The donkey or ass is a domesticated equine.

- Scientific name: *Equus asinus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `farm` (Fattoria), `zoo` (Zoo e animali domestici), `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 15761
- Wikidata: [Q19829417](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19829417)
- iNaturalist taxon: [148030](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/148030)

## Names

- en: Donkey
- de: Hausesel
- es: Asno
- fr: Âne domestique
- pl: Osioł zwyczajny

## Countries with the most observations

US (4266), MX (326), CL (172), AU (114), ZA (113), AR (103), VI (99), DZ (92), BR (69), AE (60), MA (58), ES (53)

## Summary

The donkey or ass is a domesticated equine. It derives from the African wild ass, Equus africanus, and may be classified either as a subspecies thereof, Equus africanus asinus, or as a separate species, Equus asinus. It was domesticated in Africa some 5000–7000 years ago, and has been used mainly as a working animal since that time.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey

## Photo

![Donkey](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/donkey/medium.jpg)

Photo: Terra Nova · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263546922

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/donkey?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).