This is a list of some of the breeds of ass or donkey considered in Italy to be wholly or partly of Italian origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Italian.

Principal breeds

* Amiata * Asinara * Grigio Siciliano, or Asino Ferrante *

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* Pantesco, or Asino di Pantelleria * Ragusano * Romagnolo * Sardinian

Minor and extinct breeds

* Argentato di Sologno * Basilicata donkey, Asino della Basilicata * Asino delle Marche * Asino dell'Irpinia * Asino Sardo Grigio Crociato * Baio Lucano * Cariovilli * Castel Morrone * Emiliano * Grigio viterbese * Pugliese * Sant'Alberto * Sant'Andrea * San Domenico * San Francesco

References

{{Lists of Italian domestic animal breeds

Donkey The donkey or ass is a domesticated equine. It derives from the African wild ass, ''Equus africanus'', and may be classified either as a subspecies thereof, ''Equus africanus asinus'', or as a separate species, ''Equus asinus''. It was domes ...