Jirafa vs Antílope Sable Negro

Giraffa camelopardalis compared with Hippotragus niger

Key Differences

• Jirafa is Vulnerable while Antílope Sable Negro is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jirafa	Antílope Sable Negro
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Giraffidae (Giraffes)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Giraffa (Giraffes)	Hippotragus
Species	Giraffa camelopardalis	Hippotragus niger

Evolutionary Relationship

Jirafa and Antílope Sable Negro share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (artiodáctilos)

Conservation Status

Jirafa

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Antílope Sable Negro

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jirafa	Antílope Sable Negro
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.

Antílope Sable Negro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.

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.