gray wolf vs

Canis lupus compared with Physarum leucopus

Key Differences

  • gray wolf is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank gray wolf
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Protozoa (原生動物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Mycetozoa
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Myxomycetes (変形菌綱)
Order Carnivora (ネコ目) Physarales (モジホコリ目)
Family Canidae (Dogs & Wolves) Physaraceae
Genus Canis (Dogs & Wolves) Physarum
Species Canis lupus Physarum leucopus

Conservation Status

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute gray wolf
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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。

Physarum leucopus は Physaridae 科の変形菌(原形質変形菌)で、種名が示すように淡色または白い柄を持つ胞子嚢を形成する。湿潤な森林環境の腐朽木や植物落葉で見られる。保全状況は評価されていない。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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