Northern Kiang

Northern Kiang
Northern Kiang
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Subgenus: Asinus
Species: E. kiang
Subspecies: Equus k. chu
Trinomial name
Equus kiang chu
Hodgson, 1893

Northern Kiang, Equus kiang chu, is a subspecies of the kiang. The Northern Kiang has a distinct "mating call". The Northern Kiang usually has a black stripe around the back of its head, which also separates it from the other subspecies of the kiang. Unlike the Southern Western and Eastern kiangs, the Northern Kiang can be ridden with ease.

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