Maned wolf vs Orange wattle

Chrysocyon brachyurus compared with Acacia saligna

Key Differences

• Maned wolf is Near Threatened while Orange wattle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maned wolf	Orange wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Fabaceae
Genus	Chrysocyon	Acacia
Species	Chrysocyon brachyurus	Acacia saligna

Conservation Status

Maned wolf

NT — Near Threatened

Orange wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maned wolf	Orange wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maned wolf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange wattle

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (19 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Peru).