Canis aureus vs jackal

Canis aureus and jackal both are nouns.

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

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

Canis aureus and jackal: a jackal native to Europe and Asia with a golden coat

Other synonyms of Canis aureus include golden jackal.

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

Canis aureus: a jackal native to Europe and Asia with a golden coat
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 aureus (noun)	jackal (noun)
a jackal native to Europe and Asia with a golden coat	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