Black-backed jackal vs weeping willow

Canis mesomelas compared with Salix babylonica

Key Differences

  • Black-backed jackal is Least Concern while weeping willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-backed jackal weeping willow
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Canidae (Dogs & Wolves) Salicaceae
Genus Canis (Dogs & Wolves) Salix
Species Canis mesomelas Salix babylonica

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

weeping willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-backed jackal weeping willow
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

weeping willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Tonga), and South America (5 countries).

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.

weeping willow

No description available.

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