Jirafa vs

Giraffa camelopardalis compared with Pinnularia mesolepta

Key Differences

• Jirafa is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jirafa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family	Giraffidae (Giraffes)	Pinnulariaceae
Genus	Giraffa (Giraffes)	Pinnularia
Species	Giraffa camelopardalis	Pinnularia mesolepta

Conservation Status

Jirafa

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Pinnularia mesolepta es una diatomea de agua dulce con una frustula silicosa simetrica con forma de barco y un canal rafe distintivo a lo largo del eje celular. Habita habitats bentonicos y epifiticos en lagos, arroyos y turberas de agua dulce oligotroficas a mesotroficas. Esta diatomea fotosintetica forma parte de la comunidad de biopeliculas microbianas en habitats de agua dulce.