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Ceratium hirundinella compared with Giraffa camelopardalis

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while giraffe is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank giraffe
Kingdom Chromista (クロミスタ) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Myzozoa (ミゾゾア門) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Dinophyceae (渦鞭毛藻) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Gonyaulacales (Gonyaulacales) Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family Ceratiaceae Giraffidae (Giraffes)
Genus Ceratium Giraffa (Giraffes)
Species Ceratium hirundinella 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 and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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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.

Ceratium hirundnellaは、ツバメのような輪郭を持つ複数の角を備えた有殻細胞を持つ独特な淡水渦鞭毛藻類だ。世界中の温帯および亜熱帯地域の湖、池、緩流水域に生息する。主に光合成を行うこの原生生物は、温暖な季節に栄養豊富な湖で密なブルームを形成することがある。

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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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