Jackal (disambiguation)

The jackal is a small animal in the dog/wolf family of mammals.

Jackal may also refer to:

Other animals

  • American jackal, a former common name for the coyote (Canis latrans) of Central and North America
  • Egyptian wolf (Canis lupus lupaster), a small subspecies of gray wolf also called the Egyptian jackal or wolf jackal
  • Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis), the Simien jackal or red jackal

People

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

  • Jackal (Gargoyles), a character in the Gargoyles universe
  • Jackal (Marvel Comics), a comic book supervillain
  • Jackal (The Day of the Jackal), the main character in the 1973 film
  • Jackal, a species of extraterrestrial reptiles from the Halo video games
  • The Jackal, a character in Far Cry 2
  • Sydney Carton, sometimes referred to as "The Jackal" in Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities
  • Dr. Jackal or Kuroudou Akabane, a character in GetBackers
  • Jackie the Jackal, a character in the television series Kim Possible
  • Damian Spinelli or The Jackal, a character in the television series General Hospital

Films and soundtracks

Literature

Other arts, entertainment, and media

Military and paramilitary

  • Jackal (vehicle), a family of British military vehicles
  • HMS Jackal, eight ships of the Royal Navy
  • Jackals, Serbian paramilitary group accused of committing war crimes in the Kosovo War

Sports teams

See also

  • Jackyl, an American rock band
  • Jakkals, a small vehicle used by the South African military
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