Canis mesomelas

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q188944
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Canis mesomelas

Summary

Canis mesomelas is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,629 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Canis mesomelas's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Canis mesomelas is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Canis mesomelas belongs to the parent taxon Canis[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Canis mesomelas is Canis mesomelas[6].
  • Canis mesomelas's Commons category is recorded as Lupulella mesomelas[7].
  • Canis mesomelas's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Canis mesomelas[8].
  • Canis mesomelas's Commons gallery is recorded as Lupulella mesomelas[9].
  • Canis mesomelas's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. mesomelas'}[10].
  • Canis mesomelas is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-backed Jackal'}[11].
  • Canis mesomelas is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'chacal à chabraque'}[12].
  • Canis mesomelas is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schabrackenschakal'}[13].
  • Canis mesomelas is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Silver-backed Jackal'}[14].
  • Canis mesomelas is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-backed jackal'}[15].
  • Canis mesomelas is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'chacal de llombu prietu'}[16].
  • Canis mesomelas's habitat is recorded as desert[17].
  • Canis mesomelas's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+62.5'}[18].
  • Canis mesomelas's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+16.7'}[19].
  • Canis mesomelas's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[20].
  • Canis mesomelas's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+4.5'}[21].
  • Canis mesomelas's diel cycle is recorded as crepuscular[22].
  • Canis mesomelas's taxon range is recorded as South Africa[23].
  • Canis mesomelas's taxon range is recorded as Lesotho[24].
  • Canis mesomelas's taxon range is recorded as Eswatini[25].
  • Canis mesomelas's taxon range is recorded as Namibia[26].
  • Canis mesomelas's taxon range is recorded as Tanzania[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Canis mesomelas is Canis mesomelas[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Canis[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-backed Jackal'}[11], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'chacal à chabraque'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schabrackenschakal'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Silver-backed Jackal'}[14], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'chacal de llombu prietu'}[16].

Identifiers

Canis mesomelas's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42046[28]. Canis mesomelas's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 68725[29]. Canis mesomelas's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328682[30]. Canis mesomelas's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219216[31]. Canis mesomelas's ITIS TSN is recorded as 183818[32].

Why It Matters

Canis mesomelas ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,629 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Canis mesomelas. wikidata.org.
  21. [28] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . Canis mesomelas. wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . Mammalian Species. wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini +9
    Parent taxon Canis
    Gestation period {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+62.5'}
    Taxon rank species
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