gray wolf vs

Canis lupus compared with Trichia contorta

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) Trichiales (ケホコリ目)
Family Canidae (Dogs & Wolves) Trichiaceae
Genus Canis (Dogs & Wolves) Trichia
Species Canis lupus Trichia contorta

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

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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。

Trichia contortaは腐朽木、特に新たに倒れた丸太の初期遷移段階で小さな円筒形〜洋梨形の子嚢果の集まりを形成する変形菌である。子嚢内の捻れた弾糸(吸湿性コイル状糸)によって識別され、胞子散布を助ける。北半球の温帯および亜寒帯林に分布する。

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