Black-backed jackal vs Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Canis mesomelas compared with Ranunculus trichophyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Ranunculus
Species	Canis mesomelas	Ranunculus trichophyllus

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed jackal	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, 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.