[5] In April 2011, the total population was reported to be 2995, of which fewer than 200 were outside the Balearic Islands.

[7] The breed has remained agile and slender as it was not employed for agricultural work, for which the Balearic donkey was traditionally used.

[10] The profile is slightly convex, the body and limbs long, the eye round and lively.

It is strong and energetic, slender, powerful, and muscular and suited to any type of saddle or driving use.

Its most valued quality is its suitability for the traditional festivals of Menorca, where it is irreplaceable, and for the elevade and bot movements of the doma menorquina.