северная серна (severnaya serna) vs волк

Rupicapra rupicapra compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

• северная серна (severnaya serna) is Least Concern while волк is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	северная серна (severnaya serna)	волк
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Artiodactyla (парнокопытные)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Rupicapra	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Rupicapra rupicapra	Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

северная серна (severnaya serna) and волк share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

северная серна (severnaya serna)

LC — Least Concern

волк

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	северная серна (severnaya serna)	волк
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	13 years
Average Length	—	1.6 m
Average Weight	—	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

северная серна (severnaya serna)

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Belgium, Czech Republic, and New Zealand.

волк

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.

северная серна (severnaya serna)

The Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) is a species in the genus Rupicapra. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

волк

The most widely distributed wild canid, gray wolves range from North America across Eurasia in diverse habitats including tundra, forests, and grasslands. Highly social animals living in family packs led by a dominant breeding pair. As keystone predators, wolves regulate prey populations and profoundly shape ecosystem structure, as demonstrated by their reintroduction in Yellowstone. Once heavily persecuted, populations are recovering in many regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇪 Belgium