# Chacal de lomo negro (Lupulella mesomelas), reserva natural Masái Mara, Kenia, 2024-05-20, DD 07

- By: Diego Delso
- Date: 2024-05-20
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chacal_de_lomo_negro_(Lupulella_mesomelas),_reserva_natural_Mas%C3%A1i_Mara,_Kenia,_2024-05-20,_DD_07.jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
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Black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas schmidti), Masai Mara, Kenya. The black-backed jackal has occupied eastern and southern Africa for at least 2–3 million years, as shown by fossil deposits in Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa. This omnivore occupies a wide range of habitats, from arid coastal deserts to areas with more than 2000 mm of rainfall.