vs giraffe
Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Giraffa camelopardalis
Key Differences
- is Data Deficient while giraffe is Vulnerable.
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | giraffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Chromista (クロミスタ) | Animalia (動物) |
| Phylum | Ochrophyta (オクロ植物) | Chordata (脊索動物) |
| Class | Phaeophyceae (褐藻) | Mammalia (哺乳類) |
| Order | Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales) | Artiodactyla (偶蹄目) |
| Family | Chordariaceae | Giraffidae (Giraffes) |
| Genus | Asperococcus | Giraffa (Giraffes) |
| Species | Asperococcus ensiformis | Giraffa camelopardalis |
Conservation Status
giraffe
VU — VulnerablePopulation: ~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
Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.
Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.
giraffe
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.
Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.
アスペロコッカス・エンシフォルミス(Asperococcus ensiformis)は北大西洋・地中海沿岸の岩礁基質に付着する管状〜扁平な茶藻類で、細長い袋状〜剣形の葉状体を形成する。潮間帯から浅い潮下帯の波浪暴露域の岩石・大型藻類に着生する光合成植物である。コンブ目に近縁な褐藻類として、沿岸生態系の一次生産者として機能している。
giraffe
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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