Black-headed Woodpecker vs gray wolf

Picus erythropygius compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

• Black-headed Woodpecker is Least Concern while gray wolf is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Woodpecker	gray wolf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Picidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Picus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Picus erythropygius	Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Woodpecker and gray wolf share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Woodpecker

LC — Least Concern

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Woodpecker	gray wolf
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	13 years
Average Length	—	1.6 m
Average Weight	—	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Woodpecker

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Black-headed Woodpecker

The Black-headed Woodpecker (Picus erythropygius) is a species in the genus Picus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

gray wolf

O lobo-cinzento (Canis lupus), o canídeo selvagem mais amplamente distribuído, ocorre da América do Norte à Eurásia em habitats diversos, incluindo tundra, florestas e pradarias. São animais altamente sociais que vivem em matilhas familiares lideradas por um casal reprodutor dominante. Como predadores-chave, os lobos regulam as populações de presas e moldam profundamente a estrutura do ecossistema, como demonstrou sua reintrodução em Yellowstone. Antes muito perseguidos, as populações estão se recuperando em muitas regiões.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway