Black-backed jackal vs Sapele

Canis mesomelas compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Black-backed jackal is Least Concern while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Meliaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Entandrophragma
Species	Canis mesomelas	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.