Species account of the Mule
MULE*
Equus caballus × Equus asinus
Order Perissodactyla : Family Equidae
*Introduced species
The hybrid between a jack (male ass) and a mare (female horse) is a mule, valued as working and riding animals. They are usually sterile. Mules may be found on many farms and ranches across Texas but seldom pose any sort of conservation problem.
From The Mammals of Texas, Seventh Edition by David J. Schmidly and Robert D. Bradley, copyright © 1994, 2004, 2016. Courtesy of the University of Texas Press.
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