First camera-trap record of the golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Xinjiang, China

Xiaoheng JIANG; Linyin ZHU; Xiaoqi ZHAI; Xuanlong LIN; Alim MAIMAITITI; Rui WANG; Tlieubierde KAMALEJIANG; Sheng Li; Xinbin CAI

doi:10.16829/j.slxb.151220

ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA >

2026 , Vol. 46 >Issue 3: 463 - 464

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16829/j.slxb.151220

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First camera-trap record of the golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Xinjiang, China

Xiaoheng JIANG ,
Linyin ZHU ,
Xiaoqi ZHAI ,
Xuanlong LIN ,
Alim MAIMAITITI ,
Rui WANG ,
Tlieubierde KAMALEJIANG ,
Sheng Li ,
Xinbin CAI

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^1.Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Academy of Forestry, Urumqi 830000, China
^2.Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Desert Oasis Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, Urumqi 830000, China
^3.Xinjiang Bosten Lake Wetland Ecosystem National Positioning Observation and Research Station, Bohu 841400, China
^4.College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830000, China
^5.Zhaosu Branch, State-Owned Forest Administration Bureau of Western Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Zhaosu 835600, China
^6.School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China

Received date: 2025-05-06

Accepted date: 2026-05-22

Online published: 2026-06-04

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Abstract

In September 2025, a medium-sized canine animal was photographed during the camera-trapping survey (totaling 372 camera-days) in Xiata Kyrgyz Township, Zhaosu County, Xinjiang, China. Based on comparisons of morphological characteristics, the species was confirmed as golden jackal (Canis aureus). This detection represents the first documented photographic record of the golden jackal in Xinjiang, filling a distributional gap for the species along the northwestern border region of China.

Key words： Golden jackal (Canis aureus); Xinjiang; New record; Camera trap

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Xiaoheng JIANG , Linyin ZHU , Xiaoqi ZHAI , Xuanlong LIN , Alim MAIMAITITI , Rui WANG , Tlieubierde KAMALEJIANG , Sheng Li , Xinbin CAI . First camera-trap record of the golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Xinjiang, China[J]. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 2026 , 46(3) : 463 -464 . DOI: 10.16829/j.slxb.151220

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