vs Jirafa

Dictyota dichotoma compared with Giraffa camelopardalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Jirafa
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Dictyotales (Dictyotales)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Dictyotaceae	Giraffidae (Giraffes)
Genus	Dictyota	Giraffa (Giraffes)
Species	Dictyota dichotoma	Giraffa camelopardalis

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Jirafa

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Dictyota dichotoma es un alga parda común con frondes planas, repetidamente bifurcadas y de color verde oliva a marrón dorado, que forma talos en forma de abanico. Habita orillas rocosas intermareales y submareales someras de mares templados a tropicales de todo el mundo. Esta macroalga fotosintética se ancla a la roca mediante un rizoma y puede reproducirse tanto sexual como asexualmente.

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.