gray wolf vs Orange Tip

Canis lupus compared with Anthocharis cardamines

Key Differences

  • gray wolf is Critically Endangered while Orange Tip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank gray wolf Orange Tip
Kingdom same Animalia (动物界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum Chordata (脊索动物门) Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class Mammalia (哺乳動物) Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order Carnivora (食肉目) Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family Canidae (Dogs & Wolves) Pieridae
Genus Canis (Dogs & Wolves) Anthocharis
Species Canis lupus Anthocharis cardamines

Evolutionary Relationship

gray wolf and Orange Tip share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute gray wolf Orange Tip
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.

Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (39 countries).

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。

Orange Tip

橙尖粉蝶(Anthocharis cardamines)在IUCN红色名录中被评为无危(LC)。该物种在其分布范围内广泛分布,种群数量稳定,没有直接的保护关切。

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