Black-backed jackal vs Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

Canis mesomelas compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Black-backed jackal is Least Concern while Zorro Volador de Lord Howe is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Zorro Volador de Lord Howe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Canis mesomelas	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-backed jackal and Zorro Volador de Lord Howe share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed jackal	Zorro Volador de Lord Howe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.