Don E. Wilson;Russell A. Mittermeier
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyCanidae
Observations recorded1,447
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 396
- With media
- 12
- Family
- Canidae
- Collections
- AMNH, FMNH, MSU, UCMP
- Recorded in
- Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, South Africa
Wikidata facts
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- taxon range
- Djibouti
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Canis mesomelas
- Commons category
- Lupulella mesomelas
- Commons gallery
- Lupulella mesomelas
- gestation period
- 62.5
- litter size
- 4.5
- longest observed lifespan
- 16.7
- short name
- C. mesomelas
- taxon common name
- chacal de llombu prietu
- protonym of
- black-backed jackal
- diel cycle
- crepuscular
- habitat
- desert
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
The black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas) is a medium-sized canine native to eastern and southern Africa. These regions are separated by roughly 900 km (560 mi).
One region includes the southernmost tip of the continent, including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. The other area is along the eastern coastline, including Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia. It is listed on the IUCN Red List as least concern due to its widespread range and adaptability, although it is still persecuted as a livestock predator and rabies vector.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Canis mesomelas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.