Northern Kiang
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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.
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of the kiang
Kiang
The kiang is the largest of the wild asses. It is native to the Tibetan Plateau, where it inhabits montane and alpine grasslands. Its current range is restricted to Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, plains of the Tibetan plateau and northern Nepal along the Tibetan border...
. 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.