Canis anthus vs jackal

Canis anthus and jackal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Canis anthus	Yes	No	No	No
jackal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Canis anthus and jackal are synonyms defined as:

Canis anthus and jackal: a canid living in the deserts of Northern Africa related to the goldn jackal and the grey wolf

Other synonyms of Canis anthus include African golden wolf, Egyptian jackal, grey jackal.

As nouns, jackal is a hypernym of Canis anthus; that is, jackal is a word with a broader meaning than Canis anthus:

Canis anthus: a canid living in the deserts of Northern Africa related to the goldn jackal and the grey wolf
jackal: Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair

Canis anthus (noun)	jackal (noun)
a canid living in the deserts of Northern Africa related to the goldn jackal and the grey wolf	Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair
	a jackal native to Europe and Asia with a golden coat
	a jackal native to Africa with a black back
	a jackal native to Southern Africa with a stripe down its side
	a canid living in the deserts of Northern Africa related to the goldn jackal and the grey wolf