Black-backed jackal vs Drab Clothes

Canis mesomelas compared with Haplotinea insectella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Drab Clothes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Tineidae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Haplotinea
Species	Canis mesomelas	Haplotinea insectella

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-backed jackal and Drab Clothes share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Drab Clothes

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed jackal	Drab Clothes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Drab Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (17 countries), and North America (Canada).

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.