Chilean recluse spider vs gray wolf

Loxosceles laeta compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

• Chilean recluse spider is Not Evaluated while gray wolf is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean recluse spider	gray wolf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Arachnida (aracnídeo)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Araneae (aranha)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Sicariidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Loxosceles	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Loxosceles laeta	Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chilean recluse spider and gray wolf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chilean recluse spider

NE — Not Evaluated

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean recluse spider	gray wolf
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	13 years
Average Length	—	1.6 m
Average Weight	—	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean recluse spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Finland, Italy, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Ecuador).

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.

Chilean recluse spider

The Chilean recluse spider (Loxosceles laeta) is a species in the genus Loxosceles. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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 3 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States