Common Script Lichen vs gray wolf

Graphis scripta compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

Common Script Lichen is Least Concern while gray wolf is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Script Lichen	gray wolf
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Ascomycota (자낭균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (요강버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Ostropales (입요강버섯목)	Carnivora (식육목)
Family	Graphidaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Graphis	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Graphis scripta	Canis lupus

Conservation Status

Common Script Lichen

LC — Least Concern

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Script Lichen	gray wolf
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	13 years
Average Length	—	1.6 m
Average Weight	—	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Script Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

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 Script Lichen

<em>Graphis scripta</em>, the common script lichen, is a crustose lichen in the family Graphidaceae, order Graphidales, with a cosmopolitan distribution spanning Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. This species grows as a flat, tightly attached crust on the smooth bark of deciduous trees in humid, shaded woodland habitats, where it is often among the most frequently encountered bark lichens. The distinctive feature of <em>Graphis scripta</em> is its elongated, script-like apothecia — black, slit-like fruiting bodies that resemble ancient writing and give the species its common name. As a lichen, it represents a stable mutualistic association between a fungal partner (mycobiont) and photosynthetic algal or cyanobacterial partners (photobionts). The species is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, reflecting its wide distribution and tolerance across a range of forested habitats. It is considered sensitive to air pollution, particularly sulfur dioxide, making it a useful bioindicator of air quality. Biological traits for this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature, including data on growth rates, lifespan, and detailed ecological interactions beyond its known substrate preferences.

gray wolf

가장 넓은 분포 범위를 가진 야생 갯과 동물인 회색늑대는 북아메리카에서 유라시아에 걸쳐 툰드라, 숲, 초원 등 다양한 서식지에 분포합니다. 우세한 번식 쌍이 이끄는 가족 단위 무리를 이루어 생활하는 고도로 사회적인 동물입니다. 최상위 포식자로서 먹이 개체군을 조절하고 생태계 구조를 근본적으로 형성하는데, 옐로스톤에서의 재도입 사례가 이를 잘 보여줍니다. 한때 심각하게 박해받았으나 많은 지역에서 개체군이 회복 중입니다.