African locust-bean vs gray wolf

Parkia biglobosa compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

• African locust-bean is Least Concern while gray wolf is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African locust-bean	gray wolf
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (मांसाहारी गण)
Family	Fabaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Parkia	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Parkia biglobosa	Canis lupus

Conservation Status

African locust-bean

LC — Least Concern

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African locust-bean	gray wolf
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	13 years
Average Length	—	1.6 m
Average Weight	—	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

African locust-bean

Habitat

Inhabits mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, and Trinidad and Tobago.

gray wolf

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.

African locust-bean

The African locust-bean (Parkia biglobosa) is a species in the genus Parkia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

gray wolf

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.