Jirafa vs yerba de Natal

Giraffa camelopardalis compared with Melinis repens

Key Differences

• Jirafa is Vulnerable while yerba de Natal is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jirafa	yerba de Natal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Giraffidae (Giraffes)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Giraffa (Giraffes)	Melinis
Species	Giraffa camelopardalis	Melinis repens

Conservation Status

Jirafa

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

yerba de Natal

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jirafa	yerba de Natal
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.

yerba de Natal

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (8 countries).

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.