Black-backed jackal vs Water spangles

Canis mesomelas compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Black-backed jackal is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Salvinia
Species	Canis mesomelas	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed jackal	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.