Black-backed jackal vs fern-leaf aralia

Canis mesomelas compared with Polyscias cumingiana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	fern-leaf aralia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Araliaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Polyscias
Species	Canis mesomelas	Polyscias cumingiana

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

fern-leaf aralia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed jackal	fern-leaf aralia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fern-leaf aralia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (India), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.