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Eunotia bactriana 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 Eunotiales (Eunotiales) Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family Eunotiaceae Giraffidae (Giraffes)
Genus Eunotia Giraffa (Giraffes)
Species Eunotia bactriana 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

Distributed across Norway and 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.

Eunotia bactrianasEunotiaceae科の淡水珪藻で、属特有の細かい横断面縞模様を持つ独特に湾曲した殻を特徴とします。貧栄養酸性淡水環境のコケ、堆積物、水中植物表面に付着して育ちます。他のEunotia種と同様に水系のpHと栄養状態を示す生物指標として機能します。

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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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