Balearic donkey

The Balearic, Catalan: Ase Balear, Spanish: Asno Balear, is a Spanish breed of domestic donkey indigenous to the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands, in the Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain. It is found mainly in Mallorca, the largest island of the group, and also in Menorca, where it was much used for mule-breeding; it is no longer present in the islands of Eivissa and Formentera. Since 2006 it has been officially called the Raça Asenca Balear; it was previously known as the Raça Asenca Mallorquina, and was also referred to as the Ase MallorquÍ, Asno Mallorquín or Mallorquín.

Balearic
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): critical
  • SAVE (2008): endangered: 46–47 
Other names
  • Catalan: Ase Balear
  • Catalan: Ase MallorquÍ
  • Catalan: Ase Menorquí
  • Catalan: Raça Asenca Balear
  • Catalan: Raça Asenca Mallorquina
  • Spanish: Asno Balear
  • Spanish: Asno Mallorquín
  • Spanish: Burro Mallorquín
  • Mallorquín
Country of originSpain
DistributionBalearic Islands
StandardGovern de les Illes Balears (pages 10–13, in Catalan)
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    357 kg
  • Female:
    309 kg
Height
  • Male:
    minimum 1.40 m
    average 1.43 m
  • Female:
    minimum 1.30 m
    average 1.35 m
Coatblack or near black
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