gray wolf vs large tortoiseshell

Canis lupus compared with Nymphalis polychloros

Taxonomic Classification

Rank gray wolf large tortoiseshell
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Insecta (昆虫)
Order Carnivora (ネコ目) Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family Canidae (Dogs & Wolves) Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Canis (Dogs & Wolves) Nymphalis
Species Canis lupus Nymphalis polychloros

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

large tortoiseshell

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute gray wolf large tortoiseshell
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.

large tortoiseshell

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 9 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (39 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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。

large tortoiseshell

オオキタテハ(Nymphalis polychloros)はIUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧IA類(CR)に分類されている。深刻な個体数の減少と生息地の喪失により、野生での絶滅リスクが極めて高い状況にある。

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