Facts about the Side-Striped Jackal -- Canis adustus:

A summary of most interesting statistics (size, gestation...), amazing environmental adaptations & fascinating facts about social habits, etc.

SIZE: Shoulder height 38 cm; mass (m) 9 kg, (f) 8 kg.

COLOUR: Greyish-brown with a whitish stripe fringed with black along each side of the body. Bushy tail mainly black, usually with a white tip. Muzzle, chest and legs a lighter grey-brown, legs often tinged rufous. Belly off-white.

GESTATION PERIOD: 9 weeks

MOST LIKE: The Black-Backed Jackal, but generally greyer, and white tip to tail is usually diagnostic. Lacks black-backed jackal's distinctive black 'saddle'.

HABITAT: Well-watered woodlands, but not forests.

FOOD:

REPRODUCTION & GESTATION PERIOD:

DISTRIBUTION MAP:

WHERE FOUND:
Kruger National Park (South Africa)
Tembe Elephant Park