Black-backed jackal vs Elephant Apple

Canis mesomelas compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Dillenia
Species	Canis mesomelas	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and 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.