• The donkey’s normal gait is a pace, which provides stability on uneven ground.

The species inhabits altitudes up to 2.5 kilometers and occupies diverse biomes including temperate mixed forests with warm summers and abundant oak, birch, and maple trees, flooded meadows with plentiful grass, deserts and dry scrublands characterized by intense heat and infrequent rainfall where cacti thrive, tropical savannas with uneven rainfall and abundant grasses and trees, temperate steppes with limited trees and occasional rainfall, as well as terrestrial tundra and highlands. The species is found in terrestrial landscapes, high mountain areas, and tundra, also inhabiting ground meadows and steppes, and terrestrial tidal zones. Climates where the species lives include very hot and nearly dry conditions with little to no rain, hot steppes with very hot, dry summers and abundant grass, extremely dry environments with rare rainfall resembling a desert, cold and nearly dry climates that are cold almost year-round, and very hot and dry conditions with intense daytime heat and cold nights with little rainfall.