black-backed jackal vs Canis mesomelas

black-backed jackal and Canis mesomelas both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
black-backed jackal	Yes	No	No	No
Canis mesomelas	Yes	No	No	No

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

black-backed jackal and Canis mesomelas: a jackal native to Africa with a black back

Other synonyms of black-backed jackal include jackal.

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