Fire salamander vs gray wolf

Salamandra salamandra compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

  • Fire salamander is Vulnerable while gray wolf is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fire salamander gray wolf
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class Amphibia (Anfíbios) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Caudata (caudados) Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family Salamandridae Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus Salamandra Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species Salamandra salamandra Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fire salamander and gray wolf share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Fire salamander

VU — Vulnerable

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fire salamander gray wolf
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 13 years
Average Length 1.6 m
Average Weight 45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fire salamander

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Fire salamander

A salamandra-malhada (Salamandra salamandra) está classificada como Vulnerável (VU) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Enfrenta alto risco de extinção em estado selvagem, com populações em declínio e crescente pressão sobre seu habitat.

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 2 countries:

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