Black-backed jackal vs Fourspike heliotrope

Canis mesomelas compared with Euploca procumbens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Fourspike heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Euploca
Species	Canis mesomelas	Euploca procumbens

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Fourspike heliotrope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fourspike heliotrope

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and United States.

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.