Ears are shorter and a tuft of long hair is visible at the end of the tail.
ThePersian ass has an orange - yellow coat, however the sides, underparts and back areseen as white.
It has a black mane which is visible on the neck and a dark brown spinal band stretching up to the tail. Both sexes are outwardly similar, however males are larger, weighing approximately250 Kilogrammes. Shoulder height is 1.5 meters. Persian asses live in flat desert regions and surrounding foothills. These harsh, barren regions are hot during the day and cool at night, with little rainfall.