Black-backed jackal vs Tickclover

Canis mesomelas compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed jackal	Tickclover
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)	Desmodium
Species	Canis mesomelas	Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed jackal	Tickclover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), 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.