Jirafa vs Ibis tornasolado

Giraffa camelopardalis compared with Threskiornis spinicollis

Key Differences

• Jirafa is Vulnerable while Ibis tornasolado is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jirafa	Ibis tornasolado
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Giraffidae (Giraffes)	Threskiornithidae
Genus	Giraffa (Giraffes)	Threskiornis
Species	Giraffa camelopardalis	Threskiornis spinicollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Jirafa and Ibis tornasolado share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Jirafa

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Ibis tornasolado

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jirafa	Ibis tornasolado
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.

Ibis tornasolado

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.

Ibis tornasolado

El ibis de cuello pajizo (Threskiornis spinicollis) esta clasificado como de Menor Preocupacion (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Ampliamente distribuido y abundante en su area de distribucion, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones de conservacion inmediatas.