Escarpment Cycad vs Jirafa

Encephalartos brevifoliolatus compared with Giraffa camelopardalis

Key Differences

• Escarpment Cycad is Extinct in the Wild while Jirafa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Escarpment Cycad	Jirafa
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadatae)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadidae)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Zamiaceae	Giraffidae (Giraffes)
Genus	Encephalartos	Giraffa (Giraffes)
Species	Encephalartos brevifoliolatus	Giraffa camelopardalis

Conservation Status

Escarpment Cycad

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Jirafa

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Escarpment Cycad

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.

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.