Black-backed jackal vs

Canis mesomelas compared with Dyadobacter jiangsuensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cytophagales (Cytophagales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Spirosomaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Dyadobacter
Species	Canis mesomelas	Dyadobacter jiangsuensis

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.

Dyadobacter jiangsuensis is a Gram-negative, orange-pigmented bacterium in the family Cytophagaceae, first isolated from soil samples in Jiangsu Province, China. It is aerobic, rod-shaped, and non-motile, with the capacity to degrade polysaccharides in its soil environment. The genus Dyadobacter is part of the diverse Bacteroidetes phylum widely distributed in terrestrial and freshwater habitats.