Abstract

During 1993-1997, the status of Chinese wild ass was assessed. The Chinese wild ass is divided into two species, i.e. Mongolian wild ass or chigetai, kulan (Equus hemionus) and Tibetan wild ass or kiang (Equus kiang). Equus hemionus is distributed in the Meng-Xin Region, while Equus kiang was found in the Qin-Zang Region, including Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan Province. The distribution area of Mongolian wild ass is about 0.14 million km~(2), about 700-1500 m in altitude, with a population size less than 2000. Tibetan wild ass is distributed in an area of about 0.972 507 million km~(2), about 3000-5500 m in altitude, with an estimated population size of 88 871.

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