gray wolf vs Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly

Canis lupus compared with Syrphus torvus

Key Differences

• gray wolf is Critically Endangered while Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gray wolf	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Diptera (Mosca)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Syrphidae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Syrphus
Species	Canis lupus	Syrphus torvus

Evolutionary Relationship

gray wolf and Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gray wolf	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly
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.

Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States