Black-backed jackal
Canis mesomelas
Canid
(Canidae)
The back is darkening with age.
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Red-brown with grey stained back and tail. Looks like a fox. Often seen alone though they live in pairs or a small family within its territory. ⇔ hbl. 70-100 cm, sh. 35-40 cm, tl. 30-35 cm syn. Silver-backed jackal, Red jackal
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Black-backed jackal
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Schabrackenschakal
Chacal à chabraque
Sciacallo dalla gualdrappa
Gualdrapa
Chacal-de-dorso-negro
Чепрачный шакал
黑背胡狼
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