角百灵 vs gray wolf

Eremophila alpestris compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

• 角百灵 is Least Concern while gray wolf is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	角百灵	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	Passeriformes (雀形目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Alaudidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Eremophila	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Eremophila alpestris	Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

角百灵 and gray wolf share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

角百灵

LC — Least Concern

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	角百灵	gray wolf
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	13 years
Average Length	—	1.6 m
Average Weight	—	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

角百灵

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

角百灵

角百灵（Eremophila alpestris）是分布最广的百灵科物种，在欧洲又称滨岸百灵，广泛栖居于北美洲、欧洲、亚洲和北非的北极冻原、高山荒原、海岸沙滩和草原等开阔裸地。雄鸟头部的小黑色羽簇是其名字的由来。它是冻原积雪未融时最早抵达繁殖地的鸟类之一，全年在地面觅食种子和昆虫。

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 7 countries:

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