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Black-backed Jackal (Lupulella mesomelas)

Black-backed Jackle, Botswana
Black-backed Jackle, Botswana

About Black-backed Jackal (Lupulella mesomelas)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Mammals
  • Order: Carnivorans
  • Family: Canidae

The black-backed jackal is a medium-sized canine native to eastern and southern Africa. These regions are separated by roughly 900 km (560 mi).

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2002-12-08

    Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
    Image from 2002-12-08

  • 2003-01-15

    Etosha National Park, Namibia
    Several in the campground area.

  • 2003-03-06

    Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

  • 2011-01-16

    Awash National Park, Ethiopia

  • 2013-11-03

    Sibiloi National Park, Kenya