African wild ass (Equus)" which diverged ~4.8 (3.2–6.5) million years ago. Different authors consider the African wild ass and the domesticated donkey one or two species; either view is technically legitimate, though the former is phylogenetically more accurate. The species name for the African wild ass is sometimes given as "asinus", from the domestic donkey, whose specific name is older and usually would have priority. But this usage is erroneous since the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the name "Equus africanus" in Opinion 2027. This was done to prevent the confusing situation of the phylogenetic ancestor being taxonomically included in its
Selenogyrus africanus Selenogyrus africanus Selenogyrus africanus is a species of tarantula, which is native to the Ivory Coast and is a member of the Selenogyrinae subfamily. Female "Selenogyrus africanus" have procurved foveae, and many spines on the labium. The cephalothorax is 12mm long and 9.4mm wide. It has some long, thick greyish-yellow hairs. The abdomen is 15mm long and 10mm wide. It is black, with long grey hairs. "Selenogyrus africanus" was originally described as "Hapalopus africanus" by Eugène Simon in 1889, but Reginald Innes Pocock, in 1897, recognized that it had all the characteristics of "Selenogyrus" and placed it in that genus.