gray wolf vs

Canis lupus compared with Methanococcus voltae

Key Differences

• gray wolf is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gray wolf
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Archaea (Archaea)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Methanobacteriota_A
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Methanococci (甲烷球菌纲)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Methanococcales (甲烷球菌目)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Methanococcaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Methanococcus
Species	Canis lupus	Methanococcus voltae

Conservation Status

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

NE — Not Evaluated

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.

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。

Methanococcus voltae 是甲烷球菌科的中温产甲烷古菌，因其是最早开发出遗传转化技术的产甲烷菌之一而备受关注。栖息于海洋沉积物，以氢气为电子供体还原二氧化碳产生甲烷。其模式生物地位对阐明古菌细胞生物学和遗传学的基本方面发挥了重要作用。