Black-backed Jackal

Canis mesomelas Schreber, 1775 — also called Silver-backed Jackal. Occurrence records of the Black-backed Jackal are shared on GBIF from around 10 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Sterkfontein (11 records), in 4 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernCanidae

10reserves with records

42records around them

4provinces

LCIUCN category

Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas) — Photo: Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
SterkfonteinProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	11
Bolt's FarmProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	9
Kruger National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	5
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	4
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area	LP Limpopo	3
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	2
Coopers CaveProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	2
Lapalala WildernessGame reserve	LP Limpopo	2
Marcus Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	2
King William's Town Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	2

By province

Eastern Cape: 3 reserves
Gauteng: 3 reserves
Limpopo: 3 reserves
Western Cape: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Scientific name: Canis mesomelas
GBIF taxon: 5219216
Wikidata: Q188944

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.