| Lupulella Temporal range:Pliocene - recent | |
|---|---|
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| Side-striped andblack-backed jackals | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Subfamily: | Caninae |
| Tribe: | Canini |
| Subtribe: | Canina |
| Genus: | Lupulella Hilzheimer, 1906 |
| Type species | |
| Canis mesomelas[1] Schreber, 1775 | |
| Species | |
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| Lupulella range Lupulella adusta Lupulella mesomelas | |
Lupulella is agenus[2][3][4] ofcanine found in Africa.[5] This genus consists of only two extant species, theblack-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas) and theside-striped jackal (Lupulella adusta).[4][2][3]
The two species had previously been considered members of the genusCanis. In 2017, a taxonomic review recommended that these two species be recognised as genusLupulella.[6] In response to this review, theAmerican Society of Mammalogists recognised the new genus.[4]
In 2019, a workshop hosted by theIUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group recommends that because DNA evidence shows the side-striped jackal (Canis adustus) and black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) to form a monophyletic lineage that sits outside of theCanis/Cuon/Lycaon clade, that they should be placed in a distinct genus,Lupulella (Hilzheimer, 1906) with the namesLupulella adusta andLupulella mesomelas.[2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Side-striped jackal
| Lupulella adusta (Sundevall, 1847) Seven subspecies
| central and southern Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Black-backed jackal
| Lupulella mesomelas (Schreber, 1775) Two subspecies
| eastern and southern Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
Cladogram based on genomic data:[7]
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