Black-backed jackal vs Chinaroot

Canis mesomelas compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Dioscorea
Species	Canis mesomelas	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed jackal	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.