Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(hairy). The jackal meant, as it is gregarious and feeds on carcasses (Judg. 15:4; Psa. 63:10; Song of Sol. 2:15; Ezek. 13:4; Luke 9:58).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
Canis Aureus
The well-known animal, that burrows in the ground (Matt. 8:20). They will eat anything, and are especially fond of grapes (Song of Sol. 2:15). They are very sly, and cunning in catching their prey; which accounts for Herod Antipas being called a fox by the Lord (Luke 13:32). It is supposed that the same Hebrew word, shual, includes the JACKAL, which may be intended in Psalm 63:10, and indeed in other passages. The canis aureus is the common Jackal of Palestine.