Indian wild ass
| Indian wild ass | |
|---|---|
| Individual from Odu-location = near Ahmedabad approximately 100km near moti malvan Khari in the Little Rann of Kutch | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Genus: | Equus |
| Species: | E. hemionus |
| Subspecies: | E. h. khur |
| Trinomial name | |
| Equus hemionus khur Lesson, 1827 | |
| Map of Gujarat showing the Little Rann of Kutch and Great Rann of Kutch. | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Equus hemionus indicus | |
The Indian wild ass (Equus hemionus khur), also called the Indian onager or, in the local Gujarati language, Ghudkhur and Khur, is a subspecies of the onager native to South Asia.
It is currently listed as Near Threatened by IUCN. The previous census in 2009 estimated a population of 4,038 Indian wild asses. However, the population was still growing. In December 2014, the population was estimated at 4,451 individuals. As of 2015, the current Indian wild ass population has increased to around 4800 individuals in and outside of the Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary of India. The population has risen by 37% since 2014, reveals data released by the Gujarat forest department. The population has reached 6,082, according to the census conducted in March 2020.