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Scientific Name
Equus asinus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Parashant National Monument (PARA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
ass
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderPerissodactyla
FamilyEquidae
GenusEquus
SubgenusEquus (Asinus)
SpeciesEquus asinus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
PARA has a policy of zero burros, but there is no active management plan to deal with burros straying into PARA from Nevada.; Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC. 7/4/2011.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC. 7/4/2011. Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC. 7/4/2011. In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: Environmental effects of grazing.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
As of June 2013, confirmed numbers of approximately 60.; Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC. 7/4/2011.
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    Environmental effects of grazing.
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC. 7/4/2011.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Marieke Jackson
Created Date
5/15/2008 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
JEFox@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/15/2013 11:37:58 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Grand Canyon Wildlands Council. 2002. Arizona Strip springs, seeps, and natural ponds: Inventory, assessment, and development of recovery priorities. Grand Canyon Wildlands Council, Flagstaff, AZ. NATUREBIB-607720., Accepted Detail: American Society of Mammalogists (http://www.mammalogy.org/) (Accessed on-line June 2011).
Other Parks
Death Valley National Park (DEVA)
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)
Mojave National Preserve (MOJA)
Tonto National Monument (TONT)
Virgin Islands National Park (VIIS)
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