Black-backed jackal vs Java-bean

Canis mesomelas compared with Senna obtusifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-backed jackal Java-bean
Kingdom Animalia (동물) Plantae (식물)
Phylum Chordata (척삭동물) Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class Mammalia (포유류) Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order Carnivora (식육목) Fabales (콩목)
Family Canidae (Dogs & Wolves) Fabaceae
Genus Canis (Dogs & Wolves) Senna
Species Canis mesomelas Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-backed jackal Java-bean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), 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.

Java-bean

No description available.

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