Lupulella is a genus of canid found in Africa, comprising two living species, the black-backed jackal and the side-striped jackal. Both were formerly classified in the genus Canis, until a 2017 taxonomic review found DNA evidence that they form a distinct lineage outside the Canis, Cuon and Lycaon clade and recommended their placement in the separate genus Lupulella, a change the American Society of Mammalogists adopted; a 2019 workshop hosted by the IUCN Species Survival Commission Canid Specialist Group endorsed the same reclassification.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ21223141, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Lupulella
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Lupulella
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 2
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Lupulella
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Lupulella" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 5.333 ... "early_interval": "Zanclean"
Wikidata: Lupulella
Wikidata Q21223141, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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