Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 (black-backed jackal)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative combinations: Canis mesomelas, Thos mesomelas, Vulpes mesomelas
Belongs to Lupulella according to A. Valenciano et al. 2022
See also Bertram and Biewener 1990, Bourguignat 1875, Crile and Quiring 1940, Geraads 2011, Stuart 1981, van Gelder 1978, Viranta et al. 2017 and Wang et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Lupulella mohibi, Lupulella paralius
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Kenya (8 collections), South Africa (31), Tanzania (3), Zambia (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Kenya (1), South Africa (4)
• Pliocene of Ethiopia (1), South Africa (1)
Total: 50 collections including 53 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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