Golden Jackal

The golden jackal is a wolf-like canid native to Southeast Europe, Southwest Asia, South Asia, and regions of Southeast Asia. Due to its widespread distribution and high density in areas with plenty of food and shelter, it's listed as Least Concern. The ancestor of the golden jackal is believed to be the extinct Canis arnensis. There are seven known subspecies of the golden jackal, with formerly listed subspecies instead being given to ''Canis anthus. Its specific epithet aureus ''means "gold".