Jirafa vs Maidenhair Fern

Giraffa camelopardalis compared with Adiantum capillus-veneris

Key Differences

• Jirafa is Vulnerable while Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jirafa	Maidenhair Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Giraffidae (Giraffes)	Pteridaceae
Genus	Giraffa (Giraffes)	Adiantum
Species	Giraffa camelopardalis	Adiantum capillus-veneris

Conservation Status

Jirafa

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.