Jackal (disambiguation)

The word Jackal refers to smaller animals within the dog/wolf family of mammals, including:

• The Golden Jackal, Canis aureus, of northern Africa and southern Eurasia
• The Black-backed Jackal, Canis mesomelas, the Silver-backed Jackal or Red Jackel, of southern and eastern Africa
• The Side-striped Jackal, Canis adustus, of central Africa
• The Egyptian Wolf, Canis lupus lupaster, a small subspieces of Gray Wolf, is also called the Egyptian Jackal, or Wolf Jackal
• The Ethiopian Wolf, Canis simensis, the Simien Jackal or Red Jackel
• American Jackal is no longer a common name for the Coyote,Canis latrans, of central and north America

Jackal may also refer to:

Fiction

• The Jackal, a 1997 film "inspired by" the 1973 film The Day of the Jackal
  • The Jackal (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 1997 film
  • Jackal (The Day of the Jackal), the main character in the 1973 film
• Jackal (video game), a video game released in 1986 by Konami
• The Jackal (2010 film), a Turkish film
• Jackal (Marvel Comics), a comic book supervillain
• Jackal (Gargoyles), a character in the Gargoyles universe
• The Jackal, a character in Far Cry 2
• Damian Spinelli or The Jackal, a character in the television series General Hospital
• Jackie the Jackal, a character in the television series Kim Possible
• Dr. Jackal or Kuroudou Akabane, a character in GetBackers

People

• Carlos the Jackal (born 1949), Venezuelan-born terrorist
• Jackal Kaizer or Janove Ottesen (born 1975), Norwegian musician
• Victoriano Huerta or The Jackal (1850–1916), Mexican politician
• Robin Jackson or The Jackal (1948–1998), Northern Irish terrorist

Other uses

• HMS Jackal, the name of eight ships of the Royal Navy
• Jackal (MWMIK), a military vehicle
• "The Jackal" (song)
• New Jersey Jackals, professional baseball team.
• The Jackals, the Serbian paramilitary group accused of murdering 48 people in the Kosovo War

See also

• Jackal & Hyde
• Jackyl, an American rock band
• SHACAL, an encryption method
• The Day of the Jackal (film)
• Jakkals, a small vehicle used by the South African military