04-11-2014, 06:45 PM
(04-10-2014, 06:42 AM)Elkhound Wrote: Schakal, Blutbad--still a canine. (Really, how different are jackals from wolves? I think they can even interbreed.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canid_hybrid
Jackals are more genetically distinct from other members of Canis, they have different chromosomal counts...they can breed with other jackals, but not with more "dog-like" canids.
But yes, its not as big a difference as, say, dog to hyenas.