Asinara donkey

The Asinara, Italian: Asino dell'Asinara (Italian pronunciation: [ˈaːzino dellaziˈnaːra]), is a breed of feral donkey indigenous to the island of Asinara, which lies off the north-west coast of Sardinia, Italy, in the province of Sassari. Most of the population is wholly or partly albinistic; the small number of grey donkeys on the island are also considered part of the population, and may be heterozygous carriers of the albino gene.: 158  The Asinara is one of the eight autochthonous donkey breeds of limited distribution recognised by the Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali, the Italian ministry of agriculture and forestry.: 18  It is called ainu, borricu or molenti in Sardinian.

Asinara donkey
Asinara donkeys
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): critical: 70 
  • DAD-IS (2021): critical
Other names
  • Asino dell'Asinara
  • ainu
  • borricu
  • molenti
Country of originItaly
Distribution
StandardMIPAAF
Traits
Weight
  • 80–90 kg: 14 
Height
  • 80–105 cm: 14 
Coatusually white
Distinguishing featurespredominantly albinistic

There are approximately 120 individuals on the island. Others are in the natural reserve of Porto Conte in the comune of Alghero and at the Istituto di Incremento Ippico at Foresta Burgos, and a few are raised in Tuscany and in Emilia Romagna.: 158 

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