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Tom Larson
Side-Striped Jackal
Genus species - Canis adustus
Subfamily - Caninae
Superfamily - Canoidea
Suborder - FISSIPEDA
Order - CARNIVORA
Superorder - FERA
Cohort - FERUNGULATA
KM- No no. yet, 27, 24 July 1949, Linganti,
E. Caprivi , 2900', Carr, 750,370,180,98.5,
Desc - Above a light brown, ears darker,
bellow whiteish brown.
Body - Above a streaky light brown with
black and a little ruffous showing owing
to rings of guard hairs being black,white, black
tipped, underfur ruffous brown, below
whitish, a faint black stripe running down
each side, tail white tipped, short and
with black and light brown and ruffous
showing, legs ruffous on upper part,
lower at light whitish brown, forefeet with
4 toes with blackish claws, white tipped,
hindfeet - 4 toes with black claws, pads
black.