| Canis adustus Temporal range: Pliocene - recent | |
|---|---|
| On the S131 Road West of Letaba, Kruger National Park, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Canis |
| Species: | C. adustus |
| Binomial name | |
| Canis adustus (Sundevall, 1847) | |
| Side-striped jackal range | |
The side-striped jackal (Canis adustus or Lupulella adusta) is a canine that comes from central and southern Africa. The side-striped jackal mostly lives in woodland and scrub areas.