Black-backed jackal vs Lesser Whipwort

Canis mesomelas compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Bazzania
Species	Canis mesomelas	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed jackal	Lesser Whipwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.