Jirafa vs

Giraffa camelopardalis compared with Phaeographis dendritica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jirafa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Ostropales (Ostropales)
Family	Giraffidae (Giraffes)	Graphidaceae
Genus	Giraffa (Giraffes)	Phaeographis
Species	Giraffa camelopardalis	Phaeographis dendritica

Conservation Status

Jirafa

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jirafa
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Denmark, Norway, and Portugal. 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.

Phaeographis dendritica es un liquen crustaceo corticola que forma manchas palidas a blanquecinas sobre corteza lisa con distintivos lirelos apoteciales ramificados y dendriticos. Habita bosques templados humedos y umbrios, especialmente bosques viejos en regiones oceanicas. Clasificado como Vulnerable, esta especie esta amenazada por la perdida de habitat y el declive de los ecosistemas forestales antiguos no perturbados.