Black-backed jackal vs Sanchezia

Canis mesomelas compared with Sanchezia parvibracteata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Sanchezia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Sanchezia
Species	Canis mesomelas	Sanchezia parvibracteata

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Sanchezia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed jackal	Sanchezia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sanchezia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Timor-Leste), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.