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Side-striped jackal

Mammals

The side-striped jackal, Lupulella adusta, is a slender, medium-sized canid native to Central and Southern Africa, with a much wider distribution than the better-known black-backed jackal. It weighs 6.5 to 14 kilograms and has a buff-grey pelt, a darker back, a black tail with a silvery tip and indistinct white stripes along the flanks. Its teeth are suited to an omnivorous diet. It is less carnivorous than other jackals and feeds largely on invertebrates in the wet season and small mammals in the dry months, scavenges from campsites and takes fruit in season. It lives alone or in family groups of up to seven led by a monogamous breeding pair, and seven subspecies are recognised. In 2019 an IUCN canid workshop recommended placing it in the genus Lupulella.

Facts
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Body Size Band
Medium 3
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 3
Lifespan
13.7 4
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Lupulella, Taxa
Source Side-striped jackal (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Angola

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Source Side-striped jackal (Wikipedia)Subspecies, Angola
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L. a. adusta (West Africa to most of Angola)
Cameroon

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Source Side-striped jackal (Wikipedia)Subspecies, Cameroon
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L. a. centralis (Central Africa; Cameroon, near the Uham River)
Ethiopia

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Source Side-striped jackal (Wikipedia)Subspecies, Ethiopia
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L. a. kaffensis (Kaffa, southwestern Ethiopia)
Kenya

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Source Side-striped jackal (Wikipedia)Subspecies, Kenya
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L. a. lateralis (East Africa; Kenya, Uasin Gishu Plateau, south of Gabon)
Morocco

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Source Side-striped jackal (Wikipedia)Subspecies, North Africa
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L. a. grayi (North Africa; Morocco and Tunisia)
Tunisia

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Source Side-striped jackal (Wikipedia)Subspecies, North Africa, Tunisia
Quote, Subspecies, North Africa, Tunisia
L. a. grayi (North Africa; Morocco and Tunisia)
Sources
1. Side-striped jackal (Wikipedia)
  • Dietary habits
    is a highly adaptable omnivore whose dietary preferences change in accordance to seasonal and local variation
  • Social behaviour and reproduction, living species
    The side-striped jackal lives both solitarily and in family groups of up to seven individuals.
  • Subspecies, North Africa, Tunisia
    L. a. grayi (North Africa; Morocco and Tunisia)
  • Subspecies, Ethiopia
    L. a. kaffensis (Kaffa, southwestern Ethiopia)
  • Subspecies, Kenya
    L. a. lateralis (East Africa; Kenya, Uasin Gishu Plateau, south of Gabon)
  • Subspecies, Cameroon
    L. a. centralis (Central Africa; Cameroon, near the Uham River)
  • Subspecies, Angola
    L. a. adusta (West Africa to most of Angola)
  • Child Taxon Of: Lupulella, Lead, genus
    The side-striped jackal (Lupulella adusta or Schaeffia adusta) is a canine native to Central and Southern Africa.
  • In Group: Dogs And Wild Canids, Lead, canid
    The side-striped jackal (Lupulella adusta or Schaeffia adusta) is a canine native to Central and Southern Africa.
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2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Canis adustus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    No special status
  • Conservation Status: IUCN Red List
    Least Concern
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3. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • MamFuncDat.txt row Canis adustus, BodyMass-Value (grams)
    Canis adustus Canidae 30 0 0 0 30 20 0 0 0 20 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 10249.91
  • MamFuncDat.txt row Canis adustus, Activity-Nocturnal
    Canis adustus Canidae 30 0 0 0 30 20 0 0 0 20 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 10249.91
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4. AnAge, Human Ageing Genomic Resources: AnAge entry for Canis adustus
AnAge, Human Ageing Genomic ResourcesLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevity
Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevity
13.7 years (captivity)
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