Side-striped Jackal are common and often spotted in the early mornings.

The side-striped jackal lives both solitarily and in family groups of up to seven individuals.

The side-striped jackal has a gestation period of 57 to 70 days, with average litter of three to six young.

The side-striped jackal and black-backed jackal both have 74 chromosomes.

The side-striped jackal is among the few mammal species that mate for life, forming monogamous pairs.

Other larger carnivore species include leopard, spotted hyena, side-striped jackal, and African civet.

The side-striped jackal tends to be comparatively less threatening to game and livestock when compared to other jackal species.

Their tails have a black tip, unlike side-striped jackals, which have white-tipped tails.

Although smaller than side-striped jackals, the more aggressive black-backed jackals have been observed to dominate them in direct encounters.

The side-striped jackal (Canis adustus) is a species of jackal, native to central and southern Africa.

The side-striped jackal is a medium-sized canid, which tends to be slightly larger on average than the black-backed jackal.

The black-backed jackal's skull is similar to that of the side-striped jackal, but is less flat, and has a shorter, broader rostrum.

Night drives can reveal spotted genets, bushbabies, scrub hares, side-striped jackals and even spotted hyenas.

There occur many carnivores, include the side-striped jackal, African golden cat and African civet [1].

Members of the genus Canis species can, however, all interbreed to produce fertile offspring, with two exceptions: the side-striped jackal and black-backed jackal.

The rostrum is shorter, less tapering and slender than the side-striped jackal's, and the lower jaw is curved and more powerfully built.

Compared to the skull of the side-striped jackal, the golden jackal's profile descends from the frontal to the nasal bones, as opposed to having a flat outline.

The black-backed and side-striped jackals are more closely related to each other than they are to the golden jackal, which is closer to wolves, dogs, and coyotes.

The characteristics of the golden jackal's skull and genetic composition indicate a closer affinity to the wolf and coyote than to the black-backed and side-striped jackals.

Unlike its cousin, the smaller black-backed jackal, which dwells in open plains, the side-striped jackal primarily dwells in woodland and scrub areas.

The species' postures are typically canine, and it has more facial mobility than the black-backed and side-striped jackals, being able to expose its canine teeth like a dog.

Juliet Clutton-Brock refuted the separate genus in favour of placing the species in the genus Canis, upon noting cranial similarities with the side-striped jackal.

The Ethiopian wolf is similar in size and build to North America's coyote; it is larger than the golden, black-backed and side-striped jackal, and has relatively longer legs.

In their northeastern range, black-backed jackals inhabit habitat zones intermediate to the grasslands favoured by golden jackals and the woodlands favoured by side-striped jackals.

The side-striped jackal tends to be less carnivorous than other jackal species, and is a highly adaptable omnivore whose dietary preferences change in accordance to seasonal and local variation.