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Cylindrotheca closterium 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 Ochrophyta (オクロ植物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Bacillariophyceae (クサリケイソウ綱) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Bacillariales (Bacillariales) Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family Bacillariaceae Giraffidae (Giraffes)
Genus Cylindrotheca Giraffa (Giraffes)
Species Cylindrotheca closterium 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 Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Oman, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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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.

Cylindrotheca closteriumは、世界中の沿岸堆積物、潮間帯泥干潟、底生生物膜に一般的な細長い針状の海洋・汽水珪藻類である。紡錘形のシリカ殻は両端が細い先端に向かって細くなる。この種は河口や浅い沿岸生態系における重要な一次生産者であり、堆積物表面に密なマット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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