The black-backed and side-striped jackals are closely related to each other, whereas the larger golden jackal is more closely related to wolves and coyotes ( Jhala & Moehlman, 2001 Lindblad-Toh et al., 2005). Jackals consist of three species of small- to medium-sized carnivores, namely, the black-backed jackal ( Canis mesomelas) and the side-striped jackal ( Canis adustus) of sub-Saharan Africa, and the golden jackal ( Canis aureus) of northern Africa and south-central Eurasia. Hanlon, in Rabies (Third Edition), 2013 12 Jackals
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