Northern Kiang
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| Northern Kiang | |
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| 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 |
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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.
