Lupulella mesomelas

(von Schreber, 1775)

Black-backed Jackal

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Canoidea
Family : Canidae
Genus : Lupulella

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1775. pl. 95. P. pl. 95 in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774-1855. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Walther, Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064578

Original name as described

Canis mesomelas

Other common names

Silver-backed Jackal

Type locality

Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Sudan · Eritrea · Djibouti · Ethiopia · Somalia · South Sudan · Uganda · Kenya · Tanzania · Angola · Namibia · Botswana · Zimbabwe · Mozambique · South Africa · Lesotho · Eswatini

Taxonomy notes

moved from Canis to Lupulella

Taxonomy notes citation

Viranta, S., Atickem, A., Werdelin, L., & Stenseth, N. C. (2017). Rediscovering a forgotten canid species. BMC Zoology, 2(6), 1-9.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005953

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Thos mesomelas arenarum

(O. Thomas, 1926)

Family

Canidae

Root name

arenarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.1.2.58

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4decf98f-0681-44dc-9060-72543345f51e

Authority page

295

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Thos mesomelas achrotes

(O. Thomas, 1926)

Family

Canidae

Root name

achrotes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.1.2.59

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/069d4c0f-3108-4da9-82b3-b929ac50920e

Authority page

295

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis mesomelas pappos

(Ewer, 1956)

Family

Canidae

Root name

pappos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Ka 73

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

109

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Thos mesomelas elgonae

(E. Heller, 1914)

Family

Canidae

Root name

elgonae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:164699

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3eefd104f-2998-4bd5-ae14-21c364a14558

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8816782

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Thos mesomelas mcmillani

(E. Heller, 1914)

Family

Canidae

Root name

mcmillani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:181483

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/385905b52-89b2-4f02-a1fa-76b8b45cd6fa

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8816782

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis mesomelas achrotes

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Canidae

Root name

achrotes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Canis mesomelas arenarum

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Canidae

Root name

arenarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Canis mesomelas elgonae

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Canidae

Root name

elgonae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Canis mesomelas mesomelas

(Coetzee, 1971)

Family

Canidae

Root name

mesomelas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Lupulella mesomelas

Geraads, 2011

Family

Canidae

Root name

mesomelas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

435

Authority publication

Palaeontology

Name usages

  1. Geraads (2011:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11706)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005953) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3755/46122476) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Canis mesomelas

(von Schreber, 1775)

Family

Canidae

Root name

mesomelas

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 95

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064578

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:574, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873371) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Daudin (1802:160, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Fischer (1814:xii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  4. Lesson (1827:166, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207634) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  5. Lesson (1842:43) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  6. Lydekker (1908:460, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  7. Allen (1909:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  8. Roberts (1913:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  9. Coetzee (1971:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1980:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  11. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  12. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  13. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  14. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:39) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3755) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3755) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Canis mesomelus

(Thunberg, 1811)

Family

Canidae

Root name

mesomelus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

302

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767796

Authority publication

Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg

Name usages

Thunberg (1811:302, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)

Canis Misomelas

(A. Smith, 1826)

Family

Canidae

Root name

misomelas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Cape Town

Canis variegatoides

(A. Smith, 1833)

Family

Canidae

Root name

variegatoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968203

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis mesomelas var. schmidti

(Noack, 1897)

Family

Canidae

Root name

schmidti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

520

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9731135

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

  1. Coetzee (1971:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Lupulella mesomelas latirostris

Pohle, 1928

Family

Canidae

Root name

latirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Oldoway-Expedition

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