Asian Jackal
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Asian Jackal

Canis aureus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Kaziranga National Park
2 Verified records at Kaziranga National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The golden jackal (Canis aureus), also called the common jackal, is a wolf-like canid that is native to Eurasia. The golden jackal's coat varies in color from a pale creamy yellow in summer to a dark tawny beige in winter. It is smaller and has shorter legs, a shorter tail, a more elongated torso, a less-prominent forehead, and a narrower and more pointed muzzle than the Arabian wolf. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List due to its widespread distribution and high density in areas with plenty of available food and optimum shelter. Despite its name, the golden jackal is not closely related to the African black-backed jackal or the side-striped jackal, which are part of the genus Lupulella. It is instead closer to wolves and coyotes. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Kaziranga National Park

Smooth Coated Otter
VU

Smooth Coated Otter

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Lutrogale perspicillata

40–50% · Likely
Tiger
EN Endemic

Tiger

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Panthera tigris

30–40% · Possible
Common Palm Civet
LC

Common Palm Civet

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

Insufficient data
Fishing Cat
VU Endemic

Fishing Cat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Prionailurus viverrinus

Insufficient data
Indian Gray Mongoose

Indian Gray Mongoose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Herpestes edwardsi

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Asian Jackal at Kaziranga National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
2 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
3 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
4 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
5 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
6 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
7 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
8 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
10 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
11 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
12 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
13 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
14 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
15 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
16 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
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