Black-backed jackal vs Mountain yam

Canis mesomelas compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Black-backed jackal is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Dioscorea
Species	Canis mesomelas	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed jackal	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.