vs loup

Chitinophaga sancti compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while loup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		loup
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chitinophagales (Chitinophagales)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Chitinophagaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Chitinophaga	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Chitinophaga sancti	Canis lupus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

loup

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Chitinophaga sancti is a soil-dwelling bacterium within the genus Chitinophaga, family Chitinophagaceae, phylum Bacteroidota. The genus Chitinophaga encompasses a diverse group of Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped to filamentous bacteria with a defining metabolic hallmark: the ability to degrade chitin using secreted chitinase enzymes. Chitin is a ubiquitous biopolymer in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, forming the structural component of fungal cell walls, nematode egg shells, and insect and crustacean exoskeletons. By mineralising chitin, Chitinophaga species play an indispensable role in releasing bound nitrogen and carbon back into bioavailable forms in the soil. C. sancti, like other members of this genus, exhibits gliding motility — a form of movement across solid surfaces without flagella — and typically forms flat, spreading colonies with a characteristic pigmentation on laboratory culture media. Its name may reference a type locality or the specific source environment from which it was described. As a prokaryote, this species is not evaluated under IUCN criteria, which apply to eukaryotic organisms of conservation concern. Nevertheless, soil bacterial diversity including species like C. sancti represents a vital but often overlooked dimension of biodiversity, underpinning ecosystem services upon which agriculture and natural ecosystems depend.

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.