- Common Jackal
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Common Jackal 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Genus: Canis Species: C. aureus Subspecies: C. a. aureus Trinomial name Canis aureus aureus
Linnaeus, 1758Synonyms balcanicus (Brusina, 1892)
caucasica (Kolenati, 1858)
dalmatinus (Wagner, 1841)
hadramauticus (Noack, 1896)
hungaricus (Ehik, 1938)
kola (Wroughton, 1916)
lanka (Wroughton, 1916)
maroccanus (Cabrera, 1921)
typicus (Kolenati, 1858)
vulgaris (Wagner, 1841)[1]The Common Jackal (Canis aureus aureus), also known as the Persian[2] or Turkestan Jackal is a subspecies of golden jackal native to Middle Asia, Afghanistan, northwestern India, Iran, Iraq, the Arabian Peninsula, and Pakistan. It is a large subspecies with soft, pale fur with predominantly sandy tones.[3]
Physical description
The general colour of the outer fur is usually black and white, while the underfur varies from pale brown to pale slate-grey. Occasionally, the nape and shoulders are of a buff colour. The ears and front legs are buff, sometimes tan, while the feet are pale. The hind legs are more deeply tinted above the hocks. The chin and forethroat are usually whitish. Weight varies geographically, ranging around 18-22 lbs. In areas where it borders the range of the larger, more richly coloured Indian jackal (particularly in Kumaun), animals of intermediate size and colour sometimes appear.[2] The Persian jackals of Elburz are renowned for the softness of their pelts, which are usually coarse in other geographic variants of the species.[4]
References
- ^ Wozencraft, W. Christopher (16 November 2005). "Order Carnivora (pp. 532-628)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=14000705.
- ^ a b Fauna of British India: Mammals Volume 2 by R. I. Pocock, printed by Taylor and Francis, 1941
- ^ Mammals of the Soviet Union Vol.II Part 1a, SIRENIA AND CARNIVORA (Sea cows; Wolves and Bears), V.G Heptner and N.P Naumov editors, Science Publishers, Inc. USA. 1998. ISBN 1886106819
- ^ Fur: a practical treatise by Max Bachrach, 3rd ed. published by New York : Prentice-Hall, 1953
Categories:- Jackals
- Mammals of Pakistan
- Mammals of Afghanistan
- Mammals of Iran
- Fauna of Central Asia
- Mammals of India
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