Hirondelle de rivage vs loup

Riparia riparia compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

• Hirondelle de rivage is Least Concern while loup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hirondelle de rivage	loup
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Passeriformes (passereaux)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Hirundinidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Riparia	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Riparia riparia	Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hirondelle de rivage and loup share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hirondelle de rivage

LC — Least Concern

loup

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hirondelle de rivage	loup
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	13 years
Average Length	—	1.6 m
Average Weight	—	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hirondelle de rivage

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Hirondelle de rivage

Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States