Aardvark vs Wolf
The aardvark is heavier: 52.4 kg against 32.2 kg for the wolf, about 63% more.
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What is the difference between a aardvark and a wolf?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The aardvark is heavier: 52.4 kg against 32.2 kg for the wolf, about 63% more.
- The aardvark is longer-lived: 24 years against 20 years for the wolf, about 20% longer.
- They share the class Mammalia but sit in different orders: Aardvark in Tubulidentata, Wolf in Carnivora.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Aardvark | Wolf | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Orycteropus afer | Canis lupus |
| Family | Orycteropodidae | Canidae |
| Order | Tubulidentata | Carnivora |
| Weight | 52.4 kg – 56.2 kg | 21 kg – 32.2 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 24 years | 20 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | apple, arvicolinae, berry, bird, bison, carrion and 30 more |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.