Avoine cultivée vs Loup à crinière

Avena sativa compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Avoine cultivée is Not Evaluated while Loup à crinière is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Avoine cultivée	Loup à crinière
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Avena	Chrysocyon
Species	Avena sativa	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Conservation Status

Avoine cultivée

NE — Not Evaluated

Loup à crinière

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Avoine cultivée	Loup à crinière
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Avoine cultivée

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Loup à crinière

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Avoine cultivée

<em>Avena sativa</em> is a domesticated annual grass in the family Poaceae, cultivated worldwide as a cereal crop and fodder plant. Originally derived from wild oat ancestors in the Fertile Crescent, it is now grown across all major agricultural regions, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America. The species typically thrives in cool, temperate climates with moderate rainfall and is planted in grasslands, croplands, and disturbed habitats. It has been a staple food grain for millennia, valued for its nutritional content, including beta-glucan fiber, proteins, and minerals. Common oat typically grows to 60–120 cm in height and produces distinctive drooping panicle inflorescences bearing multiple spikelets. The species is cultivated both for human consumption and as livestock forage. Its conservation status has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN, reflecting its widespread cultivation and absence of extinction risk. Biological traits such as lifespan, length, and weight are not standardized in wildlife databases given its status as a crop species, and dietary characteristics remain poorly documented in ecological terms. It is one of the most economically important cereal grains globally and supports diverse agroecosystems.