vs loup

Coltricia confluens compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

is Data Deficient while loup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		loup
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Coltricia	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Coltricia confluens	Canis lupus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

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

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Coltricia confluens is a stipitate, brown polypore with concentric zones on the velvety cap surface and a thin central stalk, sometimes fusing with adjacent caps. It grows on sandy soils in open coniferous and mixed forests in temperate and boreal regions. This ectomycorrhizal fungus forms nutrient-exchange partnerships with tree roots, particularly pines and oaks.

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.