Black-backed jackal vs Red dock

Canis mesomelas compared with Rumex bucephalophorus

Key Differences

• Black-backed jackal is Least Concern while Red dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Red dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Rumex
Species	Canis mesomelas	Rumex bucephalophorus

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Red dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed jackal	Red dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.