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Black-backed Jackal

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Specimen Overview

Specimen ID NSMT-M 32094
Collection Database of Specimens
and Materials of National Museum of
Nature and Science, Japan
English Vernacular Name Black-backed Jackal
Scientific Name Canis mesomelas Kawada et al., 2021
Specimen Type Taxidermy specimen
Collection Institution National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan
Size of Bounding Box
Length of front and back 985 mm
Width 262 mm
Height 423 mm

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Names of Taxa

Kingdom Animalia S-Net
Phylum Chordata S-Net
Class Mammalia S-Net
Order Carnivora Kawada et al., 2021
Family Canidae Kawada et al., 2021
Genus Canis Kawada et al., 2021

Distribution

Location data (mainly sampled or observed locations of organisms)
on GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) GBIF Web site
Scientific Name on GBIF GBIF
English Vernacular Name on GBIF GBIF
Year Range GBIF
Number of Occurrences GBIF

IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
Redlist Category IUCN Web site

Scientific Name on IUCN Redlist Lupulella mesomelas IUCN
English Vernacular Name on IUCN Redlist Black-backed Jackal IUCN
Redlist Category Least Concern (LC) IUCN
  • Not Evaluated
    (NE)
  • Data Deficient
    (DD)
  • Least Concern
    (LC)
  • Near Threatened
    (NT)

  • Vulnerable
    (VU)

  • Endangered
    (EN)
  • Critically Endangered
    (CR)
  • Extinct in the Wild
    (EW)

  • Extinct
    (EX)
Population Trend Stable IUCN
Assessment Date 2014-03-14 IUCN
Published Year 2014 IUCN

Specimen Details

Verbatim Specimen ID WTY_094
Collection Date 1974-07
Scientific Name Canis mesomelas Kawada et al., 2021
English Vernacular Name Black-backed Jackal
Collection Country ETHIOPIA
Collection Locality Danakil, Chercher Mountains, ETHIOPIA
Collection Name Yoshimoto Collection

Species Information

Information on ASM (American Society of Mammalogists) Mammal Diversity Database MDD Web site

Scientific Name on MDD Lupulella mesomelas MDD
English Vernacular Name on MDD Black-backed Jackal MDD
Synonym(s) of English Vernacular Name on MDD Silver-backed Jackal MDD
Locality of Type Specimen on MDD Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. MDD

Information on Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition MSW3 Web site

Scientific Name on MSW3 Canis mesomelas MSW3
Locality of Type Specimen on MDW3 "Vorgebirge der guten Hofnung" [South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Cape of Good Hope]. MSW3

Information on Animal Diversity Web ADW Web site

via Encyclopedia of Life EoL Web site

Scientific Name on ADW Canis mesomelas ADW EoL
Habitat grassland, scrubland ADW EoL
Food Habit mammals, seeds, arthropods, insects, fruit, reptiles, birds, carrion ADW EoL
Sexual Dimorphism male larger ADW EoL

3D Model Information

Photo taken in 2017
Created by Kent MORI Link
Number of Polygons (K) 161.1
Publication Platform Sketchfab Link
Funded by JSPS KAKENHI Grant JP17K12967 Link

References

  • Kawada et al., 2021 Kawada S., Iwasa M., Fukui D., Shintaku Y., Amano M., Shimoinaba, S., Taru. S., Anezaki, T., Suzuki, S., Oshida T., and Yokohata Y. 2021. The List of Standard Japanese Names of World Mammals. The Mammal Society of Japan, https://www.mammalogy.jp/list/index.html (accessed 2021-12-28).
  • S-Net National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan. 2024. Science Museum Net Record 4713926. Science Museum Net, http://science-net.kahaku.go.jp/specimen/4713926 (accessed 2024-03-24).
  • GBIF
  • IUCN Hoffmann, M. 2014. Lupulella mesomelas. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T3755A46122476. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T3755A46122476.en (accessed 2024-11-20).
  • MDD Mammal Diversity Database. 2022. Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.8) [Data set]. Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4139818 (accessed 2022-02-28).
  • MSW3 Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.
  • ADW Fishman, B. 2000. "Canis mesomelas" (On-line). Animal Diversity Web, https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Canis_mesomelas/ (accessed 2024-11-21).
  • EoL Encyclopedia of Life. 2024. Page 328682. Encyclopedia of Life, https://eol.org/pages/328682 (accessed 2024-11-21).

Overview of Each Dataset

  • Kawada et al., 2021 The List of Standard Japanese Names of World Mammals (Kawada et al., 2021) is a list of "standard Japanese names" maintained by The Mammal Society of Japan, which includes Japanese names, scientific names, and notations in other species name lists.
  • S-Net S-Net (Science Museum Net) is a database that collects information on natural history specimens held by natural history museums in Japan.
  • GBIF GBIF (the Global Biodiversity Information Facility) is an international network and data infrastructure funded by the world's governments and aimed at providing anyone, anywhere, open access to data about all types of life on Earth, primarily through a web database.
  • IUCN IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) is an international conservation network that publishes the Red List, a list of endangered wildlife species, and a database on them.
  • MDD MDD (Mammal Diversity Database) is a species list compiled by the American Society of Mammalogists that provides taxonomic and biodiversity information on mammals. The following MSW3 and other information has been revised.
  • MSW3 MSW3 (Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition) is a database of mammalian taxa used as a reference for taxonomic research. It is also referenced by Kawada et al. (2021) and MDD above.
  • ADW ADW (Animal Diversity Web) is a database of the natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology of animals, and aims to provide information as an online encyclopedia and virtual museum.
  • EoL EoL (Encyclopedia of Life) is a database that collects and organizes wildlife information from various databases and adds descriptions by experts. EoL aims to be a portal where information on all living organisms can be collected from this site alone.