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SPECIES Canis mesomelas

Author:Schreber, 1775.
Citation:Die Säugethiere, 2(14): pl. 95[1775]; see also text, 3(21):370[1776], 586[1777].
Common Name:Black-backed Jackal
Type Locality:"Vorgebirge der guten Hofnung" [South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Cape of Good Hope].
Distribution:Allopatric south and east African populations: Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:Reviewed by Walton and Joly (2003).
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SUBSPECIES mesomelas

SUBSPECIES schmidti

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