jackal
This is an informal group for three canid species colloquially called jackals: the black-backed jackal, the side-striped jackal of sub-Saharan Africa and the golden jackal of Eurasia. Of these, only the black-backed jackal and side-striped jackal are closely related, with the golden jackal more related to the wolf, coyote, and ethiopian wolf. For the sake of convenience, the anubian jackal is also implicated to this…
