Eastern Kiang
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Eastern Kiang, Equus kiang holdereri, is a subspecies
of kiang
.The Eastern Kiang is the largest subspecies of the kiang.
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 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 Eastern Kiang is the largest subspecies of the kiang.