Lobo gris vs Cisne Vulgar

Canis lupus compared with Cygnus olor

Key Differences

• Lobo gris is Critically Endangered while Cisne Vulgar is Near Threatened.
• Lobo gris is carnivore while Cisne Vulgar is herbivore.
• Lobo gris is 3.8x heavier than Cisne Vulgar.
• Cisne Vulgar lives longer (20 years vs 13 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lobo gris	Cisne Vulgar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Anatidae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Cygnus
Species	Canis lupus	Cygnus olor

Evolutionary Relationship

Lobo gris and Cisne Vulgar share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Lobo gris

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Cisne Vulgar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lobo gris	Cisne Vulgar
Diet	Carnivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	13 years	20 years
Average Length	1.6 m	1.5 m
Average Weight	45.0 kg	12.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Cisne Vulgar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 8 distinct biome types.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Colombia, Peru). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Cisne Vulgar

El cisne vulgar es el cisne mas comunmente encontrado a nivel mundial y una de las aves voladoras mas grandes, con un peso de hasta 15 kg, y habita lagos, rios y bahias costeras en Europa y Asia, con poblaciones introducidas ampliamente distribuidas en America del Norte y Australia. A pesar de su nombre, los cisnes vulgares producen una variedad de sonidos como siseos, gruñidos y silbidos de alas. Los machos defienden territorialmente sus areas y son capaces de herir a personas y ahogar perros con potentes golpes de ala.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States