Kiang Equus kiang Least concern
Where the kiang lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 42 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See wild horses, asses & tapirs on the world map
| Scientific name | Equus kiang |
|---|---|
| Group | Wild horses, asses & tapirs |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 2 countries |
| Continents | Asia |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Perissodactyla |
| Family | Equidae |
Where does the kiang live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the kiang in 2 countries and territories across Asia.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the kiang endangered?
The kiang’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the kiang?
The kiang (Equus kiang) is a mammal in the order Perissodactyla and the family Equidae, genus Equus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the kiang
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 in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Kiang (revision 1379854416), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q221380 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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