List of donkey breeds
This list of breeds of domestic donkey is based on country reports to the international DAD-IS database.
Breeds
| Breed name English/ /Other names | Country | Notes | Image |
| Abkhazskaya | Russian Federation | ||
| Abyssinian donkey | Ethiopia | ||
| Algerian | Algeria | Used as a draught or meat animal. Chestnut or grey in colour. | |
| American Mammoth Jack | USA | Also called "Mammoth Jackstock" or "Mammoth donkey"; developed from a blend of Poitou, Andalusian, Majorcan, and Catalan breeds | |
| Anatolian | Turkey | ||
| Âne Africain | Central African Republic, Chad | ||
| Afghan donkey | Afghanistan | ||
| Bourbonnais donkey | France | ||
| Cotentin donkey | France | ||
| Âne du Gourma | Mali | ||
| Âne du Miankala | Mali | ||
| Âne du plateau Dogon | Mali | ||
| Âne du Sahel | Mall | ||
| Âne du Yatenga | Mali | ||
| Âne locale | Madagascar | ||
| Norman donkey | France | ||
| Berry Grey | France | extinct | |
| Ânes | Togo | ||
| Âne wallon | Belgium | ||
| Anger | Iran | ||
| Armyanskaya | Armenia | ||
| Asin | Niger | ||
| Asinara donkey | Italy | critically endangered; indigenous to the Isola dell'Asinara, Sardinia | |
| Asino Argentato di Sologno | Italy | ||
| Asino Baio Lucano | Italy | ||
| Amiatina | Italy | Monte Amiata, province of Grosseto, Tuscany | |
| Asino dell'Irpinia | Italy | extinct; provinces of Benevento and Avellino | |
| Castel Morrone donkey | Italy | probably extinct; around Castel Morrone in the Province of Caserta, Campania | |
| Martina Franca donkey | Italy | Martina Franca and neighbouring areas in south-east Murgia, in the Metropolitan City of Bari and the provinces of Taranto and Brindisi in Puglia | |
| Asino di Sant'Alberto | Italy | extinct; province of Forlì-Cesena | |
| Asino Emiliano | Italy | extinct | |
| Grigio Siciliano | Italy | Sicily | |
| Pantesco | Italy | from the island of Pantelleria, Sicily | |
| Asino Pugliese | Italy | Puglia; regional variants include the Asino delle Marche, Asino della Basilicata and Asino Leccese | |
| Ragusano donkey | Italy | from Ragusa in Sicily, and neighbouring areas | |
| Romagnolo donkey | Italy | from Emilia–Romagna | |
| Sardinian donkey | Italy | from Sardinia | |
| Asino Sardo Grigio Crociato | Italy | from Sardinia | |
| Asnal Criolin | Cuba | ||
| Asno | Chile | ||
| Asno Americana | Cuba | ||
| Andalusian donkey | Spain | ||
| Asno Balear | Spain | ||
| Asno Criollo | Venezuela | ||
| Asno de las Encartaciones | Spain | Basque country | |
| Sperki | Pakistan | ||
| Australian donkey | Australia | ||
| Barockesel/Austrian-Hungarian white Donkey | Austria | ||
| Azerbaidzhanskaya | Azerbaijan | ||
| Poitou donkey, Poitevin | France | the Poitou donkey was developed for the sole purpose of the jacks being mated with mares to produce mules. It is a large donkey breed with a very long shaggy coat and no dorsal stripe | |
| Benderi | Iran | ||
| Biyang | China | ||
| Bourik | Haiti | ||
| Brasil | Venezuela | ||
| Bulgaro | Venezuela | ||
| Bulgarian donkey | Bulgaria | ||
| Burro | Mexico, Nicaragua, United States | small donkey of Mexico and the U.S. seen in both domesticated and feral states; some feral burros in the western U.S. are protected by federal law | |
| Burro Criollo | El Salvador | ||
| Dwarf donkey of Graciosa | Portugal | endangered, 90 left; also called Burro anão da Graciosa | - |
| Miranda donkey | Portugal | endangered; also called Burro do Planalto Mirandes, Mirandes, Raça asinina de Miranda, or Transmontano | |
| Burro Kentucky | El Salvador, Honduras | ||
| Caninde | Brazil | ||
| Cardao | Brazil | ||
| Cariovilli | Italy | extinct; province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo | |
| Catalan donkey | Spain | ||
| Chigetai | Kazakhstan | ||
| China North | China | ||
| Comune | Albania | ||
| Creole | Guyana | ||
| Corsican donkey | Corsica | ||
| Criollo | Peru | ||
| Cyprus donkey | Cyprus | ||
| Dagestanskaya | Russian Federation | ||
| Damascus | Israel, Syrian Arab Republic | ||
| Dezhou | China | ||
| Balkan donkey | Serbia, Montenegro | ||
| Dongolawl | Sudan | ||
| Irish donkey | Ireland | ||
| Donkey | Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
| Egypt Baladi | Egypt | ||
| Egyptian | Egypt | ||
| English donkey | Australia | ||
| Etbai | Sudan | ||
| Ezel | Netherlands | ||
| Georgian ass | Georgia | ||
| Berry Black | France | former province of Berry; possibly derived from Catalan | |
| Green | Barbados | ||
| Grey | Suriname | ||
| Viterbese | Italy | province of Viterbo in Lazio | |
| Guangling | China | ||
| Guanzhong | China | ||
| Hamadan | Iran, Russian Federation | ||
| Hassawi | Egypt | ||
| Maltese donkey | Malta | ||
| Huaibei | China | ||
| Indian | India | ||
| Iranian | Iran | ||
| Istarski magarac | Croatia | Istria | |
| Italian | Serbia | ||
| Jack Norteamericano | Venezuela | ||
| Jiami | China | ||
| Jirnrna | Ethiopia | ||
| Jinnan | China | ||
| Jordanian donkey | Jordan | ||
| Kakhetinskaya | Russian Federation | ||
| Karakaçan | Turkey | ||
| Kara-Kalpakskaya | Uzbekistan | ||
| Kashan | Iran | ||
| Kassala | Eritrea | ||
| Kazakhskaya | Kazakhstan | ||
| Kirgizskaya | Kyrgyzstan | ||
| Kulun | China | ||
| Liangzhou | China | ||
| Libyan | Libya | ||
| Linxian | China | ||
| Magyar parlagi szamár | Hungary | ||
| Majorera donkey | Spain | ||
| Mannar | Sri Lanka | ||
| Maryisltaya | Turkmenistan | ||
| Masai | Kenya, Tanzania | ||
| Masri | Egypt | ||
| Merzifon | Turkey | ||
| Meskhet-Dzhavakhetskaya | Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan | ||
| Miniature donkey | USA | ||
| Moldavian Local | Moldova | ||
| Moroccan | Morocco | ||
| Mula | Venezuela | ||
| Muscat | Tanzania | ||
| National Genatic | Yemen | ||
| Native of North Africa | Mali, Mauritania, Senegal | ||
| Nordestina | Brazil | ||
| Ogaden | Ethiopia | ||
| Paulista | Brazil | ||
| Pega | Brazil | ||
| Peruano | Venezuela | ||
| Poitevin | France | see Poitou donkey or Baudet du Poitou | |
| Ponui donkey | New Zealand | ||
| Primorsko dinarski magarac | Croatia | ||
| Provence donkey | France | Provence | |
| Puttalam Buruwa | Sri Lanka | ||
| Pyrenean donkey | France | Aquitaine, Midi Pyrénées, Languedoc Roussillon; also called Gascon; similar to Catalan but smaller | |
| Qinghai | China | ||
| Qinqyang | China | ||
| Qirmani | Yemen | ||
| Qubressy | Jordan | ||
| Riffawi | Sudan | ||
| Romanian donkey | Romania | ||
| Saidi | Egypt | ||
| Sennar | Ethiopia | ||
| Shanbei | China | ||
| Sibbianl | Yemen | ||
| Sjevernojadranski magarac | Croatia | ||
| Somali | Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, Yemen | ||
| South-west | China | ||
| Spotted | United States | ||
| Standard | United States | ||
| Subei | China | ||
| Sudanese Pack | Sudan | ||
| Syrian | Israel, Syrian Arab Republic | ||
| Thuringian forest donkey | Germany | ||
| Tadzhikskaya | Tajikistan | ||
| Taihang | China | ||
| Tibetan | China, Nepal | ||
| Toposa | Sudan | ||
| Tswana | Botswana | ||
| Tunisian | Tunisia | ||
| Turkmenskaya | Turkmenistan | ||
| Uzbekskaya | Uzbekistan | ||
| Ugandan donkey | Uganda | ||
| Xinjiang | China | ||
| Yangyuan | China | ||
| Yunnan | China | ||
| Zamorano-Leonés | Spain |