vs gray wolf

Geopora tenuis compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

  • is Near Threatened while gray wolf is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank gray wolf
Kingdom Fungi (เห็ดรา) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Pezizales (Pezizales) Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family Pyronemataceae Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus Geopora Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species Geopora tenuis Canis lupus

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Geopora tenuis is a hypogeous or semi-hypogeous cup fungus in the family Pyronemataceae, assessed as Near Threatened (NT). It produces inconspicuous, thin-walled fruiting bodies that develop at or just below the soil surface in forest habitats. Its near-threatened status may reflect dependence on undisturbed, mature forest soils.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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