Maned wolf vs Wolf
The wolf is heavier: 32.2 kg against 23.3 kg for the maned wolf, about 38% more.
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What is the difference between a maned wolf and a wolf?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The wolf is heavier: 32.2 kg against 23.3 kg for the maned wolf, about 38% more.
- The wolf is longer-lived: 20 years against 15.7 years for the maned wolf, about 28% longer.
- They share the family Canidae but sit in different genera: Maned wolf in Chrysocyon, Wolf in Canis.
- The maned wolf is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List; the wolf is Least Concern.
Side by side
| Maned wolf | Wolf | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Chrysocyon brachyurus | Canis lupus |
| Family | Canidae | Canidae |
| Order | Carnivora | Carnivora |
| Weight | 22.3 kg – 23.3 kg | 21 kg – 32.2 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 15.7 years | 20 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | apple, arvicolinae, berry, bird, bison, carrion and 30 more |
| Habitat | grassland | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened | 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.
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