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    Side-striped Jackal

    Lupulella adusta

    AnimaliaMammaliaCarnivoraCanidae

    The side-striped jackal is an African canid with a broad omnivorous diet. Its classification in Lupulella separates it from the golden jackal lineage in Canis.

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    Tree of lifeScientific lineage
    1. LifeLife
    2. DomainEukaryota
    3. KingdomAnimalia
    4. PhylumChordata
    5. ClassMammalia
    6. OrderCarnivora
    7. FamilyCanidae
    8. GenusLupulella
    9. SpeciesLupulella adusta
    Advanced classification

    Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.

    1. cellular organisms cellular root
    2. Eukaryota domain
    3. Opisthokonta clade
    4. Metazoa kingdom
    5. Eumetazoa clade
    6. Bilateria clade
    7. Deuterostomia clade
    8. Chordata phylum
    9. Craniata subphylum
    10. Vertebrata clade
    11. Gnathostomata clade
    12. Teleostomi clade
    13. Euteleostomi clade
    14. Sarcopterygii superclass
    15. Dipnotetrapodomorpha clade
    16. Tetrapoda clade
    17. Amniota clade
    18. Mammalia class
    19. Theria clade
    20. Eutheria clade
    21. Boreoeutheria clade
    22. Laurasiatheria superorder
    23. Carnivora order
    24. Caniformia suborder
    25. Canidae family
    26. Lupulella genus
    27. Lupulella adusta species
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    Physical traits

    A comparatively subdued grayish coat carries pale side markings. The tail often has a pale tip.

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    Habitat and range

    Wooded savannas, thickets and other relatively moist covered landscapes provide habitat.

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    Diet and nutrition

    Fruit, insects, small animals and carrion can all contribute. The mix changes with habitat and season.

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    Behavior and activity

    Activity is often concentrated at night. Individuals may occur alone, in pairs or in family groups rather than in a single universal social arrangement.

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    Geographic distribution

    The Mammal Diversity Database v2.5 records this species in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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    Evidence

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    Connected life

    No reviewed ecological connections in the collection yet.

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