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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Carnivora > Family: Canidae > Genus: Canis > Species: Canis aureus > See subspecies

Scientific name	Source
Canis aureus var. moreotica I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1835

Golden jackal - Canis aureus Linnaeus, 1758

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 1 other international agreement
Most preferred habitats	heathland and shrub wetlands
May also occur in	agricultural mosaics cropland grassland sparsely vegetated land woodland and forest
Natura 2000 species code	1353

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.

Good: the species is viable and maintaining itself on a long-term basis, its natural range is not reduced, and it has a sufficient large habitat.
Poor: the species is not as critical as being unfavourable-bad, but still requires significant conservation and restoration measure to make it viable in the long-term, or to enlarged its current range, or to improve the quality and availability of its habitat.
Bad: the species is either not maintaining itself on a long-term basis and is not viable, or its natural range as been or is being drastically reduced, or its habitat is largely insufficient; the species requires major conservation and restoration measures.
Unknown: the information available for the species is scarce and does not allow a proper assessment of its conservation status.

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex V: animal and plant species of community interest whose taking in the wild and exploitation may be subject to management measures.		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	CITES Appendix III valid from 24 June 2010	Synonym for this species is listed in CITES. See there for more details.	http://www.cites.org/eng

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Aranysakál	Hungarian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Çakal	Turkish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Cakalli	Albanian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Chacal	Spanish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Chacal doré	French	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Chacal-dourado	Portuguese	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Golden jackal	English	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Goldschakal	German	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Gullsjakal	Norwegian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Jakhals	Dutch	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Šaakal	Estonian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Sakaali	Finnish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Šakal	Slovenian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Šakal obecný	Czech	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Sciacallo dorato	Italian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Sjakal	Danish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Sjakal	Swedish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Sjakali	Icelandic	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Xakall	Maltese	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.

Synonym	Author
Canis dalmatinus	Wagner, 1841
Canis graecus	Wagner, 1841
Canis aureus balcanicus	Brusina, 1892
Canis aureus var. moreotica	I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1835

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Species+	Species+ by UNEP-WCMC
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

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