仓鸮 vs gray wolf

Tyto alba compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

• 仓鸮 is Least Concern while gray wolf is Critically Endangered.
• gray wolf is 90.0x heavier than 仓鸮.
• gray wolf lives longer (13 years vs 4 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	仓鸮	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	Strigiformes (鸮形目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Tytonidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Tyto	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Tyto alba	Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

仓鸮

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Decreasing ↓

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	仓鸮	gray wolf
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	4 years	13 years
Average Length	35 cm	1.6 m
Average Weight	500 g	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

仓鸮

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of 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.

仓鸮

仓鸮（Tyto alba）是地球上分布最广泛的猫头鹰种类，除南极洲外遍布各大洲，栖息于从热带雨林到温带农田的几乎所有生境类型。其心形脸盘可将声音汇集至非对称排列的耳部，使其能在完全黑暗中仅凭声音定位猎物。它们将猎物整个吞下，再将不可消化的骨骼和毛发压缩成食丸吐出，是农业中珍贵的鼠类防治帮手。

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 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States