Common Wrinkle-Leaved Goldenrod vs gray wolf

Solidago rugosa compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

Common Wrinkle-Leaved Goldenrod is Not Evaluated while gray wolf is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Wrinkle-Leaved Goldenrod	gray wolf
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Asterales (キク目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Solidago	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Solidago rugosa	Canis lupus

Conservation Status

Common Wrinkle-Leaved Goldenrod

NE — Not Evaluated

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Wrinkle-Leaved Goldenrod	gray wolf
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	13 years
Average Length	—	1.6 m
Average Weight	—	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Wrinkle-Leaved Goldenrod

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Common Wrinkle-Leaved Goldenrod

<em>Solidago rugosa</em>, the wrinkleleaf goldenrod or common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern North America, distributed from Newfoundland and Quebec south through the eastern United States to Florida and Texas, where it grows in a variety of moist to wet habitats including streambanks, floodplain forests, wet meadows, bogs, and disturbed areas. The species is easily recognized by its distinctive wrinkled or rugose leaf surface, which gives the plant its common and scientific names. Stems typically reach 60–200 cm in height and bear arching, one-sided clusters of small yellow flower heads that bloom from August through October, providing late-season nectar for pollinators. Biological traits such as precise average lifespan and detailed morphological measurements remain poorly documented at the population level. <em>Solidago rugosa</em> is a vigorous colonizer of disturbed and semi-natural habitats and is sometimes considered aggressive in managed landscapes. It plays an important role in supporting native bees, beetles, and butterflies. The species has not been formally evaluated for conservation status by the IUCN and is considered broadly common across its native range.

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。