Balloon cotton bush vs Lobo gris

Gomphocarpus physocarpus compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

Balloon cotton bush is Not Evaluated while Lobo gris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balloon cotton bush	Lobo gris
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Apocynaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Gomphocarpus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Gomphocarpus physocarpus	Canis lupus

Conservation Status

Balloon cotton bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Lobo gris

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balloon cotton bush	Lobo gris
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	13 years
Average Length	—	1.6 m
Average Weight	—	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balloon cotton bush

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (India), Europe (France, Greece, Portugal), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Lobo gris

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.

Balloon cotton bush

The Balloon cotton bush (Gomphocarpus physocarpus) is a species in the genus Gomphocarpus. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.

Lobo gris

El lobo gris (Canis lupus), el cánido silvestre más ampliamente distribuido, se extiende desde América del Norte a través de Eurasia en hábitats diversos que incluyen la tundra, bosques y praderas. Son animales altamente sociales que viven en manadas familiares lideradas por una pareja reproductora dominante. Como depredadores clave, los lobos regulan las poblaciones de presas y moldean profundamente la estructura del ecosistema, como demostró su reintroducción en Yellowstone. Antes muy perseguidos, las poblaciones se están recuperando en muchas regiones.