Black-Backed Jackal
Canis mesomelas
Also known as: Silver-Backed Jackal
Habitat
Ground
Diet
VertFishScav
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
8.5 kg
LCMammaliaCarnivoraCanidae
Seasonal Activity
339 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Canidae
Traits
- Diet
- VertFishScav
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 8.5 kg
Photo
(c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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Occurrence data from GBIF.