Catalogue information

LastDodo number
3504807
Area
Stamps
Title
Indigenous Animals
Face value
5
Country / area
Year
1972
Month
12
Day
04
Order Number in Issue
1
Basic colour
Usage
Type
Geographical theme
Item subject
Equus africanus asinus (Ezel)
Michel number
405
Yvert number
279
Scott number
282
Stanley Gibbons number
392
Designer/Engraver
Printing office
Luminescence
Printing technique
Paper
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
52 x 40 mm
Details

The Donkey (Equus africanus asinus) is a mammal of the equidae family (Equidae). The scientific name of this animal was published as Equus asinus in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus. When the donkey is considered the domesticated form of the wild donkey (Equus africanus), then according to ICZN Opinion 2027 the generic name Equus africanus should be used.

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