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Descriptor English: Jackals
Descriptor Spanish: Chacales
Descriptor chacales
Scope note: Carnívoros terrestres de tamaño medio, del género Canis, familia CANIDAE. Se reconocen tres especies, dos que se encuentran sólo en África y una que habita en África, Europa y Asia.
Descriptor Portuguese: Chacais
Descriptor French: Chacals
Entry term(s): Jackal
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.250.216.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D046030
Scope note: Medium-sized terrestrial carnivores, in the genus Canis, family CANIDAE. Three species are recognized, two found only in Africa and one found in Africa, Europe, and Asia.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Carnivora (1967-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see CARNIVORA 1998-2004
History Note: 2005; use CARNIVORA 1998-2004
DeCS ID: 38459
Unique ID: D046030
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Jackals - Preferred
Concept UI M0003506
Scope note Medium-sized terrestrial carnivores, in the genus Canis, family CANIDAE. Three species are recognized, two found only in Africa and one found in Africa, Europe, and Asia.
Preferred term Jackals
Entry term(s) Jackal



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