African Coca-tree vs Jirafa

Erythroxylum emarginatum compared with Giraffa camelopardalis

Key Differences

• African Coca-tree is Least Concern while Jirafa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Coca-tree	Jirafa
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Erythroxylaceae	Giraffidae (Giraffes)
Genus	Erythroxylum	Giraffa (Giraffes)
Species	Erythroxylum emarginatum	Giraffa camelopardalis

Conservation Status

African Coca-tree

LC — Least Concern

Jirafa

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Coca-tree	Jirafa
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	5.5 m
Average Weight	—	1.2 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Coca-tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Jirafa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

African Coca-tree

The African Coca-tree (Erythroxylum emarginatum) is a species in the genus Erythroxylum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Jirafa

La jirafa (Giraffa camelopardalis) es el animal terrestre más alto de la Tierra, puede alcanzar 5,5 metros de altura y pesar hasta 1.750 kg. Su elongado cuello, que contiene las mismas siete vértebras cervicales que todos los mamíferos, evolucionó para alimentarse de acacias en sabanas y bosques africanos. Animal social que vive en manadas sueltas, se comunica mediante infrasonidos y lenguaje corporal. Clasificada como Vulnerable debido a la pérdida de hábitat y la caza furtiva.