Cedro vs Jirafa

Cupressus lusitanica compared with Giraffa camelopardalis

Key Differences

• Cedro is Least Concern while Jirafa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cedro	Jirafa
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pinales (Coniferales)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Cupressaceae	Giraffidae (Giraffes)
Genus	Cupressus	Giraffa (Giraffes)
Species	Cupressus lusitanica	Giraffa camelopardalis

Conservation Status

Cedro

LC — Least Concern

Jirafa

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cedro	Jirafa
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	5.5 m
Average Weight	—	1.2 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cedro

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Ireland, Portugal, Spain), North America (Costa Rica, Jamaica), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Cedro

The Cedar of Goa (Cupressus lusitanica) is a species in the genus Cupressus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neo

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.