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title: "Southern Black-backed Jackal"
description: "Lupulella mesomelas mesomelas — Mammals. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/southern-black-backed-jackal
last_updated: 2026-10-01
---

# Southern Black-backed Jackal

> Lupulella mesomelas mesomelas — Mammals. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Lupulella mesomelas mesomelas*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 4339
- iNaturalist taxon: [1210973](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1210973)

## Names

- en: Southern Black-backed Jackal
- de: Südafrikanischer Schabrackenschakal
- es: Chacal de Lomo Negro Austral
- fr: Chacal à Chabraque du Sud
- it: Sciacallo dalla gualdrappa meridionale
- nl: Zadeljakhals
- pt: Chacal-de-dorso-negro

## Photo

![Southern Black-backed Jackal](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-black-backed-jackal/medium.jpg?v=029ff820)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · iNaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8359649

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-black-backed-jackal?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).