Black-backed jackal vs Slender centaury

Canis mesomelas compared with Centaurium tenuiflorum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Slender centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Gentianaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Centaurium
Species	Canis mesomelas	Centaurium tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Slender centaury

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed jackal	Slender centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender centaury

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Japan, Portugal, and United States.

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.