vs gray wolf

Bilamarchaeum dharawalense compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while gray wolf is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		gray wolf
Kingdom	Archaea (Archaea)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Micrarchaeota (Micrarchaeota)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Micrarchaeia	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Anstonellales (Anstonellales)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Bilamarchaeaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Bilamarchaeum	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Bilamarchaeum dharawalense	Canis lupus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

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

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.

Bilamarchaeum dharawalense是近期描述的一种古菌，代表阿斯加德古菌群中的一个深度分支谱系，分离自澳大利亚悉尼附近的沿岸沉积物。其名称是为了纪念发现地的传统守护者达拉瓦尔人。作为阿斯加德古菌，它在理解真核细胞进化起源方面具有重要的系统发育意义。

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。