Black-backed jackal vs Ceylon-olive

Canis mesomelas compared with Elaeocarpus serratus

Key Differences

• Black-backed jackal is Least Concern while Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Ceylon-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Elaeocarpus
Species	Canis mesomelas	Elaeocarpus serratus

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed jackal	Ceylon-olive
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

Black-backed jackal

The Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) is a species in the genus Canis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.