black-backed jackal

== English == === Noun === black-backed jackal (plural black-backed jackals) A jackal of species Canis mesomelas, which inhabits the southernmost and central-eastern regions of the African continent. ==== Synonyms ==== (Canis mesomelas): red jackal, silver-backed jackal ==== Hyponyms ==== (Canis mesomelas): Cape jackal (Canis mesomelas mesomelas), East African jackal (Canis mesomelas schmidti) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === black-backed jackal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Lupulella mesomelas on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Lupulella mesomelas on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Lupulella mesomelas at Mammal Diversity Database