Corail-étoilé Lobé vs loup

Orbicella annularis compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

• Corail-étoilé Lobé is Endangered while loup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Corail-étoilé Lobé	loup
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Anthozoa	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Merulinidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Orbicella	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Orbicella annularis	Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

Corail-étoilé Lobé and loup share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Corail-étoilé Lobé

EN — Endangered

loup

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Corail-étoilé Lobé	loup
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	13 years
Average Length	—	1.6 m
Average Weight	—	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Corail-étoilé Lobé

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Corail-étoilé Lobé

The Boulder Star Coral (Orbicella annularis) is a species in the genus Orbicella. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.