Jackal
Although the word jackal has been historically used to refer to many small- to medium-sized species of the wolf genus of mammals, Canis, today it most properly and commonly refers to three species: the black-backed jackal and the side-striped jackal of sub-Saharan Africa, and the golden jackal of northern Africa and south-central Eurasia.
The Black-backed and Side-striped Jackals are more closely related to
each other than they are to the Golden Jackal, which is closer to
wolves, dogs, and coyotes.
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