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Jackal
(Canis aureus)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae (dogs and other canids)
Genus: Lupulella
Species on this page
Black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas) aka silver-backed jackal
Species on other pages
Notes:
The African wolf used to be classified as a subspecies of the golden jackal.
The reclassifiication came in 2015 when DNA data showed it was more closely related to wolves and coyotes than to jackals.
Partly as a result of DNA reclassifications, the terms wolf, dog, jackal, and fox are now quite ambiguous and do not form clear phylogenetic groups.
For example, two different genera (Canis and Lupulella) still include species referred to as jackals.
African dogs are no longer in the genus Canis but are sometimes referred to as African wolves which are in the genus Canis (along with gray wolves.)
It is all very confusing.
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Coyote - Canis latrans
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Wolves (gray wolf) - Canis lupus
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African wolf - Canis lupaster
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Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris)
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African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
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Jackals (Lupulella mesomelas)
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Foxes - multiple genera
Black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas) aka silver-backed jackal
Hi Jack
Jackal on hotel grounds
High jacked - jackal on the wall
Jackal and ele poop
Jackal
Jackel and pinnipeds
Jackal imprinted
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Last modified: May 5, 2024
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