gray wolf vs

Canis lupus compared with Hygrocybe turunda

Key Differences

• gray wolf is Critically Endangered while is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gray wolf
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Agaricales (伞菌目)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Hygrocybe
Species	Canis lupus	Hygrocybe turunda

Conservation Status

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

VU — Vulnerable

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.

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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。

Hygrocybe turunda是一种小型猩红色至橙红色蜡伞蘑菇，干燥鳞状的菌盖表面将其与近缘光滑菌盖物种区分开来。生长在欧洲温带地区未经改良的贫营养草地和苔藓草坪中。这种草地蜡伞是具有生态价值的长期未扰动、未施肥草地生境的指示物种。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden