cardinal's-guard vs Lobo gris

Pachystachys coccinea compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

cardinal's-guard is Not Evaluated while Lobo gris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cardinal's-guard	Lobo gris
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Acanthaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Pachystachys	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Pachystachys coccinea	Canis lupus

Conservation Status

cardinal's-guard

NE — Not Evaluated

Lobo gris

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cardinal's-guard	Lobo gris
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	13 years
Average Length	—	1.6 m
Average Weight	—	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

cardinal's-guard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

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.

cardinal's-guard

The Cardinal's-guard (Pachystachys coccinea) is a species in the genus Pachystachys. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.