gray wolf vs

Canis lupus compared with Sphacelaria tribuloides

Key Differences

• gray wolf is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gray wolf
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Chromista (色藻界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Ochrophyta (淡色藻门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Phaeophyceae (褐藻纲)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Sphacelariales (黑頂藻目)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Sphacelariaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Sphacelaria
Species	Canis lupus	Sphacelaria tribuloides

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.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

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。

Sphacelaria tribuloides是一种在岩石基底和较大藻类上形成紧密垫状群落的小型褐藻。栖息于全球温带和热带海洋的潮间带和浅潮下带岩石区域。这种光合藻类通过特征性星形繁殖体进行繁殖，在海洋岩石表面形成群落。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway