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Canis mesomelas (black-backed jackal)
Taxonomy
Canis mesomelas was named by Schreber (1775). It is extant.
It was recombined as Thos mesomelas by Crile and Quiring (1940).
It was recombined as Thos mesomelas by Crile and Quiring (1940).
Sister species
C. adustus, C. antarcticus, C. anthus, C. apolloniensis, C. armbrusteri, C. aureus, C. cedazoensis, C. dingo, C. dirus (syn. C. ayersi, C. indianensis, C. mississippiensis), C. edwardii, C. familiaris (syn. Pachycyon robustus), C. ferox, C. latrans (syn. C. andersoni, C. caneloensis, C. clepticus, C. estor, C. frustror, C. goldmani, C. hondurensis, C. impavidus, C. irvingtonensis, C. jamesi, C. lestes, C. mearnsi, C. microdon, C. nebrascensis, C. ochropus, C. orcutti, C. pallidus, C. peninsulae, C. riviveronis, C. vigilis, Lyciscus cagottis), C. lepophagus, C. lupus (syn. C. furlongi, C. lycaon, C. milleri, C. nubilus, C. occidentalis, C. pambasileus, C. petrolei, C. tundrarum, C. variabilis, Lupus gigas), C. morenis, C. niger, C. palaeoplatensis, C. primigenius, C. proplatensis, C. rufus (syn. C. floridanus, C. priscolatrans, Lupus niger)
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1775 | Canis mesomelas Schreber p. 370 |
| 1940 | Thos mesomelas Crile and Quiring p. 229 |
| 1981 | Canis mesomelas Stuart p. 10 |
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