Black-backed jackal
- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Mammalia
- order: Carnivora
- family: Canidae
- genus: Canis
- species: Canis mesomelas
- Athi River
Machakos
Kenya- Berbera
Woqooyi Galbeed
Somalia- Mto wa Mbu
Arusha
Tanzania- Esigodini
Matabeleland South
Zimbabwe