Cat vs Lobo gris

Felis catus compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

• Cat is Not Evaluated while Lobo gris is Critically Endangered.
• Lobo gris is 10.0x heavier than Cat.
• Cat lives longer (15 years vs 13 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Lobo gris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Felis catus	Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat and Lobo gris share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (carnívoros)

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Lobo gris

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Lobo gris
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	15 years	13 years
Average Length	46 cm	1.6 m
Average Weight	4.5 kg	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.

Cat

Uno de los compañeros domésticos más exitosos de la humanidad, los gatos domésticos son pequeños carnívoros ágiles originarios del gato montés del Cercano Oriente (Felis silvestris lybica) domesticado hace aproximadamente 10.000 años. Con más de 70 razas reconocidas, los gatos conservan fuertes instintos depredadores y han colonizado prácticamente todos los entornos terrestres de la Tierra. Son la mascota más popular del mundo, con alrededor de 600 millones en cautiverio.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 19 countries:

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇺 Vanuatu