厚嘴棉凫 vs gray wolf

Nettapus auritus compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

• 厚嘴棉凫 is Least Concern while gray wolf is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	厚嘴棉凫	gray wolf
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Aves (鳥綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Anseriformes (雁形目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Anatidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Nettapus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Nettapus auritus	Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

厚嘴棉凫 and gray wolf share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

厚嘴棉凫

LC — Least Concern

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	厚嘴棉凫	gray wolf
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	13 years
Average Length	—	1.6 m
Average Weight	—	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

厚嘴棉凫

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.

厚嘴棉凫

非洲侏雁（Nettapus auritus）在IUCN红色名录中被评估为无危（LC），是非洲最小的雁鸭类之一，广泛分布于撒哈拉以南非洲的热带淡水湿地。该物种色彩艳丽，以水生植物的种子和叶片为食，常栖息于睡莲等浮叶植物茂盛的湖泊和沼泽中。其种群数量依赖湿地生态系统的健康状况。

gray wolf

灰狼是分布最广的野生犬科动物，分布范围从北美横跨欧亚大陆，栖息于冻原、森林和草原等多种生境。高度社会化的动物，以由占优势的繁殖对领导的家族群体生活。作为关键捕食者，狼调节猎物种群并深刻影响生态系统结构，黄石公园的重引入项目对此有充分证明。曾遭到严重迫害，但目前许多地区的种群正在恢复。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway