Cerro San Felipe Pigmy Salamander vs gray wolf

Thorius narisovalis compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

• Cerro San Felipe Pigmy Salamander is Endangered while gray wolf is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cerro San Felipe Pigmy Salamander	gray wolf
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Amphibia (สัตว์สะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Caudata (ซาลาแมนเดอร์)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Plethodontidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Thorius	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Thorius narisovalis	Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cerro San Felipe Pigmy Salamander and gray wolf share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Cerro San Felipe Pigmy Salamander

EN — Endangered

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cerro San Felipe Pigmy Salamander	gray wolf
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	13 years
Average Length	—	1.6 m
Average Weight	—	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cerro San Felipe Pigmy Salamander

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Cerro San Felipe Pigmy Salamander

The Cerro San Felipe Pigmy Salamander (Thorius narisovalis) is a species in the genus Thorius. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

gray wolf

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.