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--> FAMILY Canidae
--> GENUS Canis
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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