Black-Bordered Shingle Lichen vs Jirafa

Parmeliella thriptophylla compared with Giraffa camelopardalis

Key Differences

Black-Bordered Shingle Lichen is Critically Endangered while Jirafa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Bordered Shingle Lichen	Jirafa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Pannariaceae	Giraffidae (Giraffes)
Genus	Parmeliella	Giraffa (Giraffes)
Species	Parmeliella thriptophylla	Giraffa camelopardalis

Conservation Status

Black-Bordered Shingle Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Jirafa

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Bordered Shingle Lichen	Jirafa
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	5.5 m
Average Weight	—	1.2 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Bordered Shingle Lichen

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Black-Bordered Shingle Lichen

The Black-Bordered Shingle Lichen (Parmeliella thriptophylla) is a species in the genus Parmeliella. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic 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.