Black-backed jackal vs Flame Nasturtium

Canis mesomelas compared with Tropaeolum speciosum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Flame Nasturtium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Tropaeolaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Tropaeolum
Species	Canis mesomelas	Tropaeolum speciosum

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.