Black-backed jackal vs Council tree

Canis mesomelas compared with Ficus altissima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Council tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Moraceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Ficus
Species	Canis mesomelas	Ficus altissima

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Council tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed jackal	Council tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Council tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Tanzania, 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.