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title: "Kiang"
description: "Equus kiang — Zoogdieren. The kiang (Equus kiang) is the largest species of the Asinus subgenus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/kiang
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kiang

> Equus kiang — Zoogdieren. The kiang (Equus kiang) is the largest species of the Asinus subgenus.

- Scientific name: *Equus kiang*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `mountains` (Bergen)
- iNaturalist observations: 498
- Wikidata: [Q221380](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q221380)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43338](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43338)

## Names

- en: Kiang
- de: Tibetischer Wildesel
- es: Kiang
- fr: Âne Sauvage du Tibet
- nl: Kiang
- pl: Kiang

## Countries with the most observations

CN (271), IN (191)

## Summary

The kiang (Equus kiang) is the largest species of the Asinus subgenus. It is native to the Tibetan Plateau in Ladakh India, northern Pakistan, China and northern Nepal. It inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands. Other common names for this species include Tibetan wild ass, khyang and gorkhar.

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

## Photo

![Kiang](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/kiang/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/319211661

## Machine access

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