Black-backed jackal vs Southern Bracket

Canis mesomelas compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Black-backed jackal is Least Concern while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Ganoderma
Species	Canis mesomelas	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed jackal	Southern Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

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.