gray wolf vs Japanese climbing fern

Canis lupus compared with Lygodium japonicum

Key Differences

• gray wolf is Critically Endangered while Japanese climbing fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gray wolf	Japanese climbing fern
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (मांसाहारी गण)	Schizaeales (Schizaeales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Lygodiaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Lygodium
Species	Canis lupus	Lygodium japonicum

Conservation Status

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Japanese climbing fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gray wolf	Japanese climbing fern
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	13 years	—
Average Length	1.6 m	—
Average Weight	45.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Japanese climbing fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇨🇺 Cuba 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States