Black-backed jackal vs silver nailroot

Canis mesomelas compared with Paronychia argentea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	silver nailroot
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)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Paronychia
Species	Canis mesomelas	Paronychia argentea

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

silver nailroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed jackal	silver nailroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silver nailroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, and Sweden.

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.