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 Martina Franca 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 Razze Asini: Razze italiane minori (in Italian). agraria.org. Accessed September 2013.
Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. .
Breed data sheet: Italy, Ass. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2013.