Black-billed Scythebill vs gray wolf

Campylorhamphus falcularius compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

• Black-billed Scythebill is Least Concern while gray wolf is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Scythebill	gray wolf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Furnariidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Campylorhamphus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Campylorhamphus falcularius	Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-billed Scythebill and gray wolf share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-billed Scythebill

LC — Least Concern

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Scythebill	gray wolf
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	13 years
Average Length	—	1.6 m
Average Weight	—	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-billed Scythebill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

gray wolf

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 13 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Vanuatu), and South America (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black-billed Scythebill

The Black-billed Scythebill (Campylorhamphus falcularius) is a species in the genus Campylorhamphus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

gray wolf

The most widely distributed wild canid, gray wolves range from North America across Eurasia in diverse habitats including tundra, forests, and grasslands. Highly social animals living in family packs led by a dominant breeding pair. As keystone predators, wolves regulate prey populations and profoundly shape ecosystem structure, as demonstrated by their reintroduction in Yellowstone. Once heavily persecuted, populations are recovering in many regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway