Cá Mập trắng vs gray wolf

Carcharodon carcharias compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

• Cá Mập trắng is Vulnerable while gray wolf is Critically Endangered.
• Cá Mập trắng is 24.4x heavier than gray wolf.
• Cá Mập trắng lives longer (70 years vs 13 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cá Mập trắng	gray wolf
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Lớp Cá sụn)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Lamniformes (Bộ Cá nhám thu)	Carnivora (bộ Ăn thịt)
Family	Lamnidae (Mackerel Sharks)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Carcharodon (Great White Sharks)	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Carcharodon carcharias	Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cá Mập trắng and gray wolf share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (động vật có dây sống)

Conservation Status

Cá Mập trắng

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cá Mập trắng	gray wolf
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	70 years	13 years
Average Length	5.0 m	1.6 m
Average Weight	1.1 t	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cá Mập trắng

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan. 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.

Cá Mập trắng

The largest predatory fish on Earth, great white sharks can reach 6 meters and 2,000 kg, inhabiting cool coastal and offshore waters in all major oceans. Apex predators employing ambush attacks from below, primarily on marine mammals, large fish, and seabirds. Despite their fearsome reputation, unprovoked attacks on humans are extremely rare. Vulnerable, with populations declining from finning, bycatch, and targeted fishing despite legal protections in many jurisdictions.

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 2 countries:

🇨🇱 Chile 🇳🇴 Norway