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Anabaena poulseniana compared with Giraffa camelopardalis

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while giraffe is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank giraffe
Kingdom Bacteria (Bacteria) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Cyanobacteria (藍藻) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Cyanobacteriia Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Cyanobacteriales Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family Nostocaceae Giraffidae (Giraffes)
Genus Anabaena Giraffa (Giraffes)
Species Anabaena poulseniana Giraffa camelopardalis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

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VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute giraffe
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 25 years
Average Length 5.5 m
Average Weight 1.2 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

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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.

Anabaena pousenianはNostocaceae科に属する異型細胞を持つシアノバクテリアで、大気中の窒素固定のための中間位異型細胞を伴う螺旋状から直線状の糸状体を形成します。淡水湖や池に生息し、浮遊性群集に頻繁に出現します。他のAnabaena種と同様に、栄養豊富な条件下で表面ブルームを形成し、水生生態系の窒素循環に貢献します。

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地球上で最も背の高い動物であるキリン(Giraffa camelopardalis)は体高が5.5mに達し、体重は最大1,750kgにもなる。すべての哺乳類と同じ7個の頸椎からなる長い首は、アフリカのサバンナや疎林のアカシアの木に食物を求めて進化した。永続的な絆を持たない緩やかな群れで生活する社会的動物で、超低周波音と身振りで意思疎通する。生息地の喪失と密猟により個体数が減少している危急種である。

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