Blackfin gulper shark vs Jirafa

Centrophorus atromarginatus compared with Giraffa camelopardalis

Key Differences

• Blackfin gulper shark is Critically Endangered while Jirafa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackfin gulper shark	Jirafa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Centrophoridae	Giraffidae (Giraffes)
Genus	Centrophorus	Giraffa (Giraffes)
Species	Centrophorus atromarginatus	Giraffa camelopardalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackfin gulper shark and Jirafa share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Blackfin gulper shark

CR — Critically Endangered

Jirafa

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackfin gulper shark	Jirafa
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	5.5 m
Average Weight	—	1.2 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackfin gulper shark

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Taiwan. 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.

Blackfin gulper shark

The Blackfin gulper shark (Centrophorus atromarginatus) is a species in the genus Centrophorus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

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.