Jackal

Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling.

One who does mean work for another's advantage, as jackals were once thought to kill game which lions appropriated.

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 canid living in the deserts of Northern Africa related to the golden jackal and the grey wolf

a jackal native to Africa with a black back

a jackal native to Southern Africa with a stripe down its side