Taxon name
Canis aureus
Linnaeus, 1758
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Canis aureus
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Golden Jackal, Shial, Pati Shial
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bangladesh
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is a very common with widespread distribution and has a presumed large population. It occurs in almost all habitat ranges and has a tolerance of a degree of habitat modification. Although the population size and trends have not been quantified or estimated, the population size is not believed to approach the thresholds of any of the threatened categories. Thus, it has been categorized as Least Concern.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Sajeda Begum
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://iucnredlistbd.org/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
The Golden Jackal is widespread in North and northeast Africa, occurring from Senegal on the west coast of Africa to Egypt in the east, in a range that includes Morocco, Algeria, and Libya in the north to Nigeria, Chad and Tanzania in the south. They also occur in the Arabian Peninsula and have expanded their range into Europe Eastwards they range into Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Central Asia, the entire Indian subcontinent, then east and south to Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand and parts of Indo-China (Jhala and Moehlman 2008). Widely distributed all over the country.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Golden Jackals are opportunistic and venture into human habitation at night to feed on garbage. They usually occur in groups but could be found as solitary or in pairs. They are highly adaptable and opportunistic foragers with varied diet, which consists of rodents, ground birds and their eggs, reptiles, frogs, fish, insects and fruits. They are crepuscular to nocturnal. They can live in a wide variety of habitats. Jackals occupy short to medium grasslands, forests, and agricultural lands, rural and suburban habitats. They usually hide inside woodlots, graveyards and Hindu cremation grounds (Khan 2008, 2015).
History
Vulnerable in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+232
