gymnocarpe du Japon sous-espèce frêle vs loup

Gymnocarpium continentale compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

• gymnocarpe du Japon sous-espèce frêle is Near Threatened while loup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gymnocarpe du Japon sous-espèce frêle	loup
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Gymnocarpium continentale	Canis lupus

Conservation Status

gymnocarpe du Japon sous-espèce frêle

NT — Near Threatened

loup

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gymnocarpe du Japon sous-espèce frêle	loup
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	13 years
Average Length	—	1.6 m
Average Weight	—	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

gymnocarpe du Japon sous-espèce frêle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

loup

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.

gymnocarpe du Japon sous-espèce frêle

The Asian oak fern (Gymnocarpium continentale) is a species in the genus Gymnocarpium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

loup

The most widely distributed wild canid, gray wolves range from North America across Eurasia in diverse habitats including tundra, forests, and grasslands. Highly social animals living in family packs led by a dominant breeding pair. As keystone predators, wolves regulate prey populations and profoundly shape ecosystem structure, as demonstrated by their reintroduction in Yellowstone. Once heavily persecuted, populations are recovering in many regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden