Black-backed jackal vs Cork bark oak

Canis mesomelas compared with Quercus suber

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Cork bark oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Canis mesomelas	Quercus suber

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Cork bark oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed jackal	Cork bark oak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cork bark oak

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.