Black-backed jackal vs false pepperwort

Canis mesomelas compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Marsileaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Marsilea
Species	Canis mesomelas	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.