why mules cannot be considered as species ?

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One primary characteristic of an organism to be considered as a species is that it can reproduce which mules can't do usually. Very rarely, a female mule has given birth. That is why they are not considered as species.

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Why donkey and horse can not be considered as single

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Which one of the following is the correct statement about the respective animal(s)?

(a) Donkey and horse should be considered one single species because they can successfully mate and produce an offspring.

(b) Donkey and horse are two different genera.

(d) Mule is neither a donkey nor a horse.

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