Kiang

The kiang, Equus kiang, is the largest wild ass in the world, standing about 140 centimetres at the shoulder, with a body length near 210 centimetres and a weight of roughly 250 to 440 kilograms. Its coat is reddish in summer and dark brown in winter, and its short ears and large tail tuft make it look more like a horse than other asses. It lives on the Tibetan highlands of China, Nepal and India, in alpine grasslands at 4000 to 7000 metres where it prefers dry open desert, semidesert and steppe. Kiangs form cohesive family groups led by an old female and are mainly active and feeding at night. They have been hunted for meat and skins, and habitat loss and competition with livestock could put them at risk. The species is listed as least concern.