gray wolf vs Rafflesia

Canis lupus compared with Rafflesia arnoldii

Key Differences

• gray wolf is Critically Endangered while Rafflesia is Endangered.
• gray wolf is carnivore while Rafflesia is parasite.
• gray wolf is 4.1x heavier than Rafflesia.
• gray wolf lives longer (13 years vs 5 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gray wolf	Rafflesia
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Rosales (蔷薇目)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Canis lupus	Rafflesia arnoldii

Conservation Status

gray wolf

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Rafflesia

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gray wolf	Rafflesia
Diet	Carnivore	Parasite
Average Lifespan	13 years	5 years
Average Length	1.6 m	1.0 m
Average Weight	45.0 kg	11.0 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.

Rafflesia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as 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。

Rafflesia

大花草（Rafflesia arnoldii）能开出直径最大1米的世界最大单朵花。它是一种没有根、茎和叶的寄生植物。