Oriole d'Audubon vs loup

Icterus graduacauda compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

  • Oriole d'Audubon is Least Concern while loup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Oriole d'Audubon loup
Kingdom same Animalia (animal) Animalia (animal)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Aves (oiseau) Mammalia (mammifères)
Order Passeriformes (passereaux) Carnivora (carnivores)
Family Icteridae Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus Icterus Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species Icterus graduacauda Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

Oriole d'Audubon and loup share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Oriole d'Audubon

LC — Least Concern

loup

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Oriole d'Audubon loup
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 13 years
Average Length 1.6 m
Average Weight 45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oriole d'Audubon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Oriole d'Audubon

The Audubon's Oriole (Icterus graduacauda) is a species in the genus Icterus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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 1 countries:

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