vs Lobo gris

Chrysochromulina spinifera compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Lobo gris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lobo gris
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Haptophyta (Haptophyta)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Prymnesiophyceae (Prymnesiophyceae)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Prymnesiales (Prymnesiales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Chrysochromulinaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Chrysochromulina	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Chrysochromulina spinifera	Canis lupus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Lobo gris

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Chrysochromulina spinifera is a marine haptophyte alga in the family Prymnesiaceae, distinguished by spine-bearing scales on the cell surface, from which the epithet spinifera (Latin: spine-bearing) derives. These spines, visible under electron microscopy, project outward from the organic scale body, giving cells a bristled appearance. Chrysochromulina species produce these complex scale structures internally and export them through the endomembrane system. Cells are biflagellate and equipped with a haptonema used in prey capture and attachment. C. spinifera is found in coastal marine waters of temperate and cold seas in the Northern Hemisphere, consistent with the broader biogeographic range of the genus. Haptophytes of the Chrysochromulina type play significant roles in marine ecosystems as primary producers, bacterivores, and sources of biochemically important compounds including polyunsaturated fatty acids and DMSP. Some Chrysochromulina species produce haemolytic compounds during bloom events that are toxic to fish and invertebrates. The conservation status of C. spinifera has not been evaluated by the IUCN, and the species is listed as Not Evaluated. Molecular phylogenetics is gradually resolving the taxonomy of the numerous spine-bearing Chrysochromulina morphospecies.

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.