Canis mesomelas vs jackal

Canis mesomelas and jackal both are nouns.

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

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

Other synonyms of Canis mesomelas include black-backed jackal.

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

Canis mesomelas: a jackal native to Africa with a black back
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 mesomelas (noun)	jackal (noun)
a jackal native to Africa with a black back	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