Lobo gris vs Rafflesia

Canis lupus compared with Rafflesia arnoldii

Key Differences

• Lobo gris is Critically Endangered while Rafflesia is Endangered.
• Lobo gris is carnivore while Rafflesia is parasite.
• Lobo gris is 4.1x heavier than Rafflesia.
• Lobo gris lives longer (13 years vs 5 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lobo gris	Rafflesia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Canis lupus	Rafflesia arnoldii

Conservation Status

Lobo gris

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Rafflesia

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lobo gris	Rafflesia
Diet	Carnivore	Parasite
Average Lifespan	13 years	5 years
Average Length	1.6 m	1.0 m
Average Weight	45.0 kg	11.0 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.

Rafflesia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Rafflesia

Rafflesia arnoldii produce la flor individual mas grande del mundo, con hasta 1 metro de diametro. Es una planta parasita sin raices, tallos ni hojas.