Black-backed jackal vs Vegetable fern

Canis mesomelas compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Diplazium
Species	Canis mesomelas	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed jackal	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, 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.