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Ensifer arboris compared with Giraffa camelopardalis

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while giraffe is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank giraffe
Kingdom Bacteria (Bacteria) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Proteobacteria (プロテオバクテリア) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Alphaproteobacteria (アルファプロテオバクテリア) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Rhizobiales (リゾビウム目) Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family Rhizobiaceae Giraffidae (Giraffes)
Genus Ensifer Giraffa (Giraffes)
Species Ensifer arboris 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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.

Ensifer arborisはアフリカとアジアの乾燥・半乾燥地域でマメ科樹木に有効な根粒を形成するグラム陰性窒素固定細菌です。熱帯・亜熱帯環境でProsophis及び他のアカシア類似マメ科樹木の根圏と根粒に生息します。この細菌は大気中の窒素を宿主樹木が生物学的に利用できるアンモニアに変換します。

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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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