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Black-backed jackal : ウィキペディア英語版 | Black-backed jackal
The black-backed jackal (''Canis mesomelas'') is a canid native to two areas of Africa, separated by roughly 900 km. One region includes the southernmost tip of the continent, including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. The other area is along the eastern coastline, including Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti and Ethiopia. It is listed by the IUCN as least concern, due to its widespread range and adaptability, although it is still persecuted as a livestock predator and rabies vector.〔 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern〕 Compared to other members of the genus ''Canis'', the black-backed jackal is a very ancient species, and has changed little since the Pleistocene,〔Kingdon, J. (1977), ''East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa'', Volume 3, Part A: Carnivores, University of Chicago Press, p. 31〕 being the most basal canine alongside the closely related side-striped jackal.〔 It is a fox-like canid〔Kingdon, J. & Hoffman, M. (2013), ''Mammals of Africa'' Volume V, Bloomsbury : London, pp. 39-45, ISBN 1408189968〕 with a reddish coat and a black saddle that extends from the shoulders to the base of the tail.〔Walton, L. R. & Joly, D. O. (2003), (Canis mesomelas ), ''Mammalian Species'', No. 715, pp. 1-9〕 It is a monogamous animal, whose young may remain with the family to help raise new generations of pups.〔Estes, R. (1992). ''The behavior guide to African mammals: including hoofed mammals, carnivores, primates''. University of California Press. pp. 404-408. ISBN 0-520-08085-8.〕 The black-backed jackal is not a fussy eater, and will feed on small to medium sized animals, as well as plant matter and human refuse.〔Loveridge, A.J. & Nel, J.A.J. 2004. Black-backed jackal Canis mesomelas. In Sillero-Zubiri, C., Hoffman, M. & MacDonald, D. W., ed., ''Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs - 2004 Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan'', pp. 161-166. IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group, ISBN 2-8317-0786-2〕 ==Etymology==
In English, the species is known by several different names, including saddle-backed, grey, silver-backed, red, and golden jackal (not to be confused with ''Canis aureus''). The Latin ''mesomelas'' is a compound consisting of ''meso'' (middle) and ''melas'' (black).〔
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