gray wolf vs Silver-Studded Blue

Canis lupus compared with Plebejus argus

Key Differences

  • gray wolf is Critically Endangered while Silver-Studded Blue is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank gray wolf Silver-Studded Blue
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) Lycaenidae
Genus Canis (Dogs & Wolves) Plebejus
Species Canis lupus Plebejus argus

Evolutionary Relationship

gray wolf and Silver-Studded Blue share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Silver-Studded Blue

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute gray wolf Silver-Studded Blue
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.

Silver-Studded Blue

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands 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 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。

Silver-Studded Blue

ギンテンシジミ(Plebejus argus)はIUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧(EN)に分類されています。野生での絶滅リスクが高く、個体数が大幅に減少しており、生存への継続的な脅威があります。

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