Kiang
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| Spesies: | E. kiang
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| Equus kiang Moorcroft, 1841
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Kiang (Equus kiang) adalah keledai liar terbesar. Hewan tersebut berasal dari Daratan Tibet, dimana hewan tersebut tinggal di daratan tinggi dan pegunungan berumput. Hewan tersebut tersebar di Ladakh, Jammu dan Kashmir,[3][4] daratan Tibet dan utara Nepal di sepanjang perbatasan Tibet.[5] Nama umum lainnya untuk spesies tersebut meliputi keledai liar Tibet, khyang dan gorkhar.[6][7]
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- ^ (Inggris) Grubb, P. (2005). "Order Perissodactyla". Dalam Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (edisi ke-3rd). Johns Hopkins University Press. hlm. 632. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Shah, N., St. Louis, A., Huibin, Z., Bleisch, W., van Gruissen, J. & Qureshi, Q. (2008). "Equus kiang". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Diakses tanggal 10 April 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
- ^ In weasel land Diarsipkan 2004-01-22 di Wayback Machine.; Text and pictures by Sujatha Padmanabhan; Jan 10, 2004; The Hindu, India's National Newspaper
- ^ Wild Ass sighted in Rajasthan villages along Gujarat Diarsipkan 2011-06-29 di Wayback Machine.; by Sunny Sebastian; Sep 13, 2009; The Hindu, India's National Newspaper
- ^ Sharma, et al., 2004. Mapping Equus kiang (Tibetan Wild Ass) Habitat in Surkhang, Upper Mustang, Nepal. Mountain Research and Development. Vol 24(2): 149–156.
- ^ Ladakh Physical, Statistical, and Historical Ladakh Physical, Statistical, and Historical by Alexander Cunningham
- ^ Kiang: The Animal Facts Kiang: The Animal Facts
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- Kiang - Equus kiang; IUCN/SSC Equid Specialist Group; Species Survival Groups Diarsipkan 2012-07-08 di Archive.is ([1] Diarsipkan 2009-11-10 di Wayback Machine.)
- Duncan, P. (ed.). 1992. Zebras, Asses, and Horses: an Action Plan for the Conservation of Wild Equids. IUCN/SSC Equid Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
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