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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Source Black-backed jackal (Wikipedia)
Source Side-striped jackal (Wikipedia)
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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)
Child Taxon Of: Canidae, Lead
Lupulella is a genus of canine found in Africa.
View the Source3. 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 Side-striped jackal (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Side-striped jackal, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Side-striped jackal, Lead, genus
The side-striped jackal (Lupulella adusta or Schaeffia adusta) is a canine native to Central and Southern Africa.
Black-backed jackal (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Black-backed jackal, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Black-backed jackal, Lead, genus
The black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas) is a medium-sized canine native to eastern and southern Africa.
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