Atlas Goldenring vs gray wolf

Cordulegaster princeps compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

  • Atlas Goldenring is Least Concern while gray wolf is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Atlas Goldenring gray wolf
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Arthropoda (節足動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Insecta (昆虫) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Odonata (蜻蛉目) Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family Cordulegastridae Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus Cordulegaster Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species Cordulegaster princeps Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlas Goldenring and gray wolf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Atlas Goldenring

LC — Least Concern

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Atlas Goldenring gray wolf
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 13 years
Average Length 1.6 m
Average Weight 45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlas Goldenring

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Atlas Goldenring

The Atlas Goldenring (Cordulegaster princeps) is a species in the genus Cordulegaster. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

gray wolf

最も広い分布域を持つ野生のイヌ科動物であるハイイロオオカミは、北アメリカからユーラシアにかけてのツンドラ、森林、草原などの多様な生息地に分布します。優位な繁殖ペアに率いられた家族単位の群れで生活する高度に社会的な動物です。キーストーン捕食者として獲物個体群を調整し、生態系の構造を根本的に形成することは、イエローストーンでの再導入により実証されています。かつて激しく迫害されましたが、多くの地域で個体群は回復しつつあります。

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